The Unfortunate Captain Peirce and the Wreck of the Halsewell, East Indiaman, 1786: A Life and Death in the Maritime Service of the East India Company

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The first biography of Richard Peirce, captain in the service of the East India Company, and account of the wreck of his ship, the Halsewell, off Dorset in 1786. He drowned, along with members of his family, and the loss became a tragic cause celebre, recorded in literature and art