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Schroeder used ship records to trace John S. Jacobs’s voyages to India, Egypt, the Black Sea and elsewhere. Here, an account book shows his name and place of birth.

Schroeder used ship records to trace John S. Jacobs’s voyages to India, Egypt, the Black Sea and elsewhere. Here, an account book shows his name and place of birth. (Amani Willett for The New York Times)

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