17 April 1830 - 2 February 1832: F. W. Moores, his wife Harriet Hathaway and children, her brother, B. J. Hathaway, and their younger sister Margaret Hathaway (19 years old), sailed from Boston to Smyrna, Asia Minor (Izmir, Turkey today) to seek their fortune in selling ship supplies. The risky Smyrna expedition seems to have failed as the group returned to the US in 1832; their decision to return may have been influenced by the unexpected death of their father, Bailey Hathaway, in August of 1831. In a letter (August 20, 1830, Smyrna), Bailey Jenkins Hathaway writes to his twin, Henry Bolles Hathaway, that their sister, Harriet (Hathaway) Moores was complaining a great deal, ". . . almost entirely owing to her thriving condition full 7 mo."
Smyrna, Anatolia, became Izmir, Izmir, Turkey on March 28, 1930.
Smyrna, Anatolia, became Izmir, Izmir, Turkey on March 28, 1930.
17 April 1830 - 2 February 1832: F. W. Moores, his wife Harriet Hathaway and children, her brother, B. J. Hathaway, and their younger sister Margaret Hathaway (19 years old), sailed from Boston to Smyrna, Asia Minor (Izmir, Turkey today) to seek their fortune in selling ship supplies. The risky Smyrna expedition seems to have failed as the group returned to the US in 1832; their decision to return may have been influenced by the unexpected death of their father, Bailey Hathaway, in August of 1831. In a letter (August 20, 1830, Smyrna), Bailey Jenkins Hathaway writes to his twin, Henry Bolles Hathaway, that their sister, Harriet (Hathaway) Moores was complaining a great deal, ". . . almost entirely owing to her thriving condition full 7 mo."
Smyrna, Anatolia, became Izmir, Izmir, Turkey on March 28, 1930.
Smyrna, Anatolia, became Izmir, Izmir, Turkey on March 28, 1930.
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