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420:Blossom's
412:Blossom's
404:Blossom's
304:, No. 3;
300:, No. 2;
296:, No. 1;
279:U.S. Navy
251:schooner
249:Baltimore
235:schooner
233:Baltimore
207:Liverpool
182:in 1846.
111:Sail plan
1417:Ezra Nye
1306:Florence
1266:Coquette
1261:Columbia
1235:Virginia
1160:New York
1145:Mary Ann
1030:Favorita
854:30 March
828:30 March
802:30 March
685:30 March
660:29 March
556:29 March
530:29 March
489:See also
302:New York
267:Amistad.
219:Matanzas
203:Sheridan
138:New York
115:Schooner
98:Schooner
85:New York
82:Homeport
77:ca. 1837
63:Operator
1462:Trenton
1371:Roseway
1361:Minerva
1356:Liberty
1256:America
1225:Widgeon
1175:Phantom
955:Caprice
945:Blossom
910:America
844:"LEWES"
765:3804485
738:5 March
483:Blossom
467:Blossom
451:Blossom
391:Orleans
383:Blossom
344:Clipper
340:Admiral
329:Blossom
321:Blossom
314:Blossom
294:Phantom
273:to the
263:Blossom
245:Blossom
211:Blossom
192:Blossom
167:Blossom
165:of the
159:Blossom
126:Blossom
117:-rigged
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28:History
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1351:Louise
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1336:Hesper
1331:Gracie
1311:Friend
1230:Yankee
1165:Nettle
1035:Fannie
915:Actaea
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471:Albano
1376:Sylph
1366:Pilot
1251:Adams
387:Moses
217:from
205:from
106:sails
55:Owner
1055:Hope
856:2021
830:2021
804:2021
761:OCLC
740:2021
714:link
707:help
687:2021
662:2021
636:2021
610:2021
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