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Jones, Isaac, fl1873 (captain of the 'Racoon')

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Story about the wrecking of the ship 'Racoon', 1873

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW105/44
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Story about the wrecking of the ship 'Racoon' which was sailing to Aberdeen with a cargo of slate but which drifted off course. The captain was Isaac Jones from Caernarfon, Wales. The six crew took to a small boat and were given help by people in Dunvegan North as they had 'no food nor wat[er] nor cloth[in]g' and were 'Drenched to the skin'.

Dates: 1873