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Definition of Supercargos
1. supercargo [n] - See also: supercargo
Lexicographical Neighbors of Supercargos
Literary usage of Supercargos
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mexican Tariff and Custom-house Laws by Mexico (1882)
"The captains or supercargos will present three copies of the manifest for their
examination and certification to the consul or Mexican consular agent who ..."
2. The Oriental Herald and Journal of General Literature by James Silk Buckingham (1829)
"The China trade is carried on at Canton by means of a factory, composed of twelve
supercargos, eight writers, a chief surgeon and ..."
3. The Constitutional and Political History of the United States by Hermann Von Holst, John Joseph Lalor, Alfred Bishop Mason, Paul Shorey, Ira Hutchinson Brainerd (1889)
"... masters and supercargos, all of whom have been discharged, why or wherefore
I cannot say, except that it could not be for want of proof against them. ..."
4. The Constitutional and Political History of the United States by Hermann Von Holst (1889)
"And in a later letter, he says: " The grand jury found true bills against the
owners of the vessels, masters and supercargos, all of whom have been ..."
5. Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain by Alexander von Humboldt (1811)
"... and Acapulco are covered with travellers; and every merchant hastens to be
the first to treat with the supercargos who arrive from Manilla. ..."
6. History of California by Hubert Howe Bancroft, Henry Lebbeus Oak, William Nemos, Frances Fuller Victor (1886)
"... states that few captains or supercargos, to say nothing of sailors, came
without a pacotilla of all sorts of things not indicated on the ship's manifest ..."
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