Joseph Ingraham
Joseph Ingraham | |
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![]() Joseph Ingraham 1762-1800 | |
Born | 1762 |
Died | 1800 (aged 37–38) |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Navy |
Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War, Quasi-War |
Joseph Ingraham (1762–1800) was an American sailor and maritime fur trader who discovered several islands of the Marquesas Islands while on his way to trade along the west coast of North America. He was also a prisoner in the American Revolutionary War and an officer in the United States Navy.
Early life
During the War of Independence, Ingraham was a sailor captured by the British. He spent part of the war on a prison ship.[1] In 1787, he was second mate aboard the Columbia Rediviva under the command of John Kendrick when it sailed to the Pacific Northwest to engage in the fur trade.[2]
Pacific voyages
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On September 16, 1790, Ingraham set sail from Boston as captain of the brig Hope.[3][4] The owners and investors of the ship and venture were Thomas Handasyd Perkins, Russell Sturgis, James and Thomas Lamb, and James Magee. These investors also owned the Margaret, which, under Captain James Magee, frequently sailed in company with the Hope.[5][6] Ingraham's intention was to return to the northwest coast to partake in the fur trade.[4] Ingraham and his ship sailed around Cape Horn on January 26, 1791.[7] Their next stop was at
After arriving off the coast of North America, Ingraham set about trading for the fur pelts he was sent to bargain for from the natives.
Later life
During the United States' undeclared
Legacy
Ingraham Bay and Ingraham Point, in Alaska, are named for Joseph Ingraham.[13][14]
See also
References
- ^ American Prisoners of the Revolution: Names of 8000 Men. American Merchant Marine at War. Retrieved on February 26, 2008.
- ^ a b Corning, Howard M. (1989) Dictionary of Oregon History. Binfords & Mort Publishing. p. 124.
- ^ Joseph Ingraham, Joseph Ingraham's Journal of the Brigantine Hope on a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America, Mark D. Kaplanoff (ed.), Barre (Massachusetts), Imprint Society, 1971.
- ^ a b c d e Hittell, Theodore Henry (1885). History of California. Occidental publishing co: v. 3-4.
- ISBN 978-1-895901-18-4.
- ^ Howay, Frederic William (1929). "The Ship Margaret: Her History and Historian". Annual Report of the Hawaiian Historical Society. 38: 34–40. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Account of the Discovery of Seven Islands in the South Pacifick Ocean, by Capt. Joseph Ingraham". excerpts from the Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society For the Year 1793. Vol. II. Cape Cod History. Retrieved 2007-02-20.
- ^ JSTOR 210470.
- ^ Howay, Frederic W. Voyages of the Columbia to the Northwest Coast. Boston: The Massachusetts Historical Society (1941), p. 355
- ^ Howay. p. 355
- ^ Lewis & Clark: Beyond the Allegheny Mountains. Library of Congress. Retrieved on February 26, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ingraham Bay
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ingraham Point