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The brig "Belvidere" was condemned 

 Aug. 25, 1823, and Captain Lamson prob- 

 ably returned to his family in Beverly. In 

 July of 1824 he sailed for Honduras as 

 supercargo on board the schooner "Frank- 

 lin" of Boston, and was wrecked on the 

 "Blue Caicos." The crew of the "Frank- 

 lin" were saved by another vessel. The 

 "Salem Register" of Oct. 14, 1824, has 

 this item: " Schooner Potosi arrived in Bos- 

 ton from Spanish Main and St. Isabelle, 

 Lamson, master. One Beverly man died 

 at sea." Whether the Lamson mentioned 

 was Z. G. Lamson the writer is ignorant. 

 If so, it is probable that he merely brought 

 the vessel home. About this time, or a little 

 later, he established himself as a merchant 

 in Granada, Central America, trading on 

 his own account, and also buying and sell- 

 ing on commission. Oct. 20, 1834, he 

 writes to his family that he has just re- 

 covered from a malignant fever which had 

 lasted forty days, but he hopes soon to be 

 able to resume work. Nov. 8, 1838, he 



