Notice of Death at Sea

From the 3 October 1846 issue of The Polynesian, notice of the deaths of three sailors:

9 May 1846 | Jose Silva (Portugal), American whaler Ontario, fell from a masthead.

9 June 1846 | [no first name given] Salter (London), American whaler Cowper, killed by whale.

22 August 1846 | Thomas Nicholson (Rotherhithe, London), British barque Resolution, fell from the mainyard.

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