Captain Robert Gray

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Captain Robert Gray

Captain Robert Gray, a Yankee trader, was born in Rhode Island in 1755. In his early twenties he served in the navy during the Revolutionary War, probably aboard a privateer. After the war he continued his career at sea, sailing in the service of a group of Boston merchants.

In 1787 he was commissioned by Boston merchants, along with Captain John Kendrick to sail up the Northwest coast to trade for furs and exchange the furs for goods from China. In doing so, he became the first American to circumnavigate the globe.

In June, 1791, Gray sailed from Boston on another expedition to the Northwest coast. After wintering over, Gray sailed south along the coast to trade with the Indian tribes. After reaching southern Oregon, he turned around and sailed north, seeking a safe and sheltered anchorage for his ship "the Columbia".

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