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Reviewed newspaper notices
1 distinct notices from 3 retained pages, earliest first. Reprints of the same notice are merged; 3 pages have saved inline excerpts. Open a notice for its clipping, reading and profile assessment.
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1 distinct notices · 3 retained pages
1777Verified surname passageshipping reportPrinted in 3 issuesNo profile yet
James Glascow
Place not statedb. by c. 1759 adult estimate
Master of the Greenwich Packet, owned by James Young. · The packet sailed from Philadelphia to Winyew, Carolina, carrying rum, bread, flour and porter.
Birth estimate / source
Adult estimate from ship master in 1777, assuming 18+; age not stated.
Occupation / trade
Published 1777-05-14 – 1777-05-19 · The Public Advertiser · p. 2
Faithful bounded excerpt of the inspected original; full context and identity qualifications are stated in the card. Issue metadata supplied by Newspapers.com. Source reference: The Public Advertiser · 1777-05-14 · p. 2. Open for full size; inspect the original page for context.
What the notice says
Greenwich Packet: James Glascow, master; James Young, owner; from Philadelphia to Winyew, Carolina; with rum, bread, flour and porter.
Evidence and identity limits
A vessel list headed “By the Orpheus and Daphne”; the master and owner are distinct people. Destination spelling is retained as read without modern normalization. No identity bridge to the 1757 postal addressee or Irish James records. Identity review (6 October 2026): 1777 prize list naming James Glascow as master of the Greenwich Packet (owner James Young), Philadelphia to Winyaw, South Carolina. He was a Philadelphia-trade master in wartime. Two dozen namesakes exist, none with any maritime or Philadelphia record, so he cannot be identified.
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Collected references 0
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0 reference items · earliest first
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