[1] In 1787, he was second mate aboard the Columbia Rediviva under the command of John Kendrick when it sailed to the Pacific Northwest to engage in the fur trade.

These investors also owned the Margaret, which, under Captain James Magee, frequently sailed in company with the Hope.

[4] After arriving off the coast of North America, Ingraham set about trading for the fur pelts he was sent to bargain for from the natives.

[10] After spending the summer trading for fur pelts from the natives along the coast, Ingraham sailed to China via the Sandwich Islands, and then back to Boston.

[4] On the journey to the Chinese mainland the ship log shows the crew passing by the island of Formosa.

[11] During the United States' undeclared Quasi-War with France in the late 1790s, Ingraham served as a naval officer.