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Departure from New York

When: November 7, 1872
Where: New York City, New York
Part of: Mary Celeste sails from New York and is found abandoned

Mary Celeste left New York City on November 7, 1872, bound for Genoa, carrying Briggs, his family, and crew.

Briggs supervised cargo loading at Pier 50 in October. The ship departed Pier 50 on November 5, anchoring off Staten Island before entering the Atlantic. The vessel carried 1,701 barrels of alcohol. Briggs expressed satisfaction with the ship and crew in a letter to his mother before departure.

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Mary Celeste Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23

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