http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/history/2011/12/the-great-tea-race-of-1866/ History with all the interesting bits left in Tue, 21 May 2013 02:49:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/history/2011/12/the-great-tea-race-of-1866/#comment-2896 John James Keay Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:53:31 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/history/?p=3928#comment-2896 This was a very concise article covering The Tea Race of 1866.I have Captain John Keay's Sea Chest from that year my father James Tosh Keay remodelled it into a Writing Desk after his father Captain George Dishington Keay death in Canada, John Keay was his father.. I will be the last direct descendant as I leave no sons. This was a very concise article covering The Tea Race of 1866.I have Captain John Keay’s Sea Chest from that year my father James Tosh Keay remodelled it into a Writing Desk after his father Captain George Dishington Keay death in Canada, John Keay was his father.. I will be the last direct descendant as I leave no sons.

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/history/2011/12/the-great-tea-race-of-1866/#comment-2099 Ronald Rodger Caseby Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:11:52 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/history/?p=3928#comment-2099 Dear Friends, Your wonderful article makes no mention of Captain Alexander Rodger ( born 05/11/1801 - died 06/06/1877)owner of the winning vessel and other clipper ships involved. Captains Keay and Rodger were boyhood friends and schoolmates brought up in and around Anstruther, Fife, Scotland. This explains why the prize was shared between the two ships. My information is that the Captains shared their winnings with their crews. Furthermore the volume of teas that arrived that season brought the price down, ruined some Merchants, and led to ordinary folks being able to afford a cup of tea. No need for locks then on Tea Caddies/Boxes. Regards, Ron. (Captain Alexander Rodger was my Grand Uncle of the wife of 2nd cousin 2x removed.) Dear Friends,
Your wonderful article makes no mention of Captain Alexander Rodger ( born 05/11/1801 – died 06/06/1877)owner of the winning vessel and other clipper ships involved. Captains Keay and Rodger were boyhood friends and schoolmates brought up in and around Anstruther, Fife, Scotland. This explains why the prize was shared between the two ships. My information is that the Captains shared their winnings with their crews. Furthermore the volume of teas that arrived that season brought the price down, ruined some Merchants, and led to ordinary folks being able to afford a cup of tea. No need for locks then on Tea Caddies/Boxes. Regards, Ron. (Captain Alexander Rodger was my Grand Uncle of the wife of 2nd cousin 2x removed.)

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