Who indentured Nathaniel Bowditch?

Nathaniel Bowditch was indentured by his father, who could not afford to educate him further due to financial constraints. At the age of 10, Bowditch was apprenticed to a ship's chandlery in Salem, Massachusetts, where he gained practical experience in navigation and mathematics, ultimately leading to his significant contributions to these fields as a mathematician and navigator. His apprenticeship laid the groundwork for his later achievements, including the publication of "The New American Practical Navigator."