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William and Frederick's Ice House
Frederick's first voyage to martinique was in 18 o six. He couldn't find anyone willing to ship the ice, so hed bought a brig called the favorite for four thousand 750 dollars. When frederick arrived on march fifth, his cargo of ice had been insulated with wood shavings and was surprisingly intact. But he was not pleased at all with the arrangements that william and james had made. They'd marked some sites for an ite ice house, but they had not actually built wine. The embargo act of 18 o seven, drafted in response to the wars, closed all us ports to export shipping. So with exports completely closed off, frederick had