Episode 14: One final time in Philadelphia

Samuel sails to Philadelphia little knowing it would be his last time there. While there he meets an eccentric fellow called "the absent man" and spends some time at Vauxhall Gardens.

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What is The Journal of Samuel Kelly?

Follow an 18th century sailor as he describes his experiences at sea in his own words. Originally meant to be a log book, Kelly began writing detailed accounts of his adventures in the Leeward Islands, Spain, Great Britain and America along with the events that transpired aboard the boats in between these stops.