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Phillips, John, fl. 1854. Notes and memoranda relative to brick machinery, with : copy of log of ship Prospero of Boston, bound for Valparaiso, Chile, 1854-1856.

Title: Notes and memoranda relative to brick machinery, with : copy of log of ship Prospero of Boston, bound for Valparaiso, Chile, 1854-1856.

Pages in the front, back, and middle of the volume contain notes on brickmaking and observations on a tour of brickyards made between 1854 May 11-24. Phillips traveled from Boston and visited Staten Island (brickyard of Edward Merritt), Rahway, N.J., Philadelphia (brickyards of Joseph Matlack and John Liner), and Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. (brickyard of John Cox), concluding that "Mr. Hubbil [sic] near Boston carrys on his works in as economical and extensive [a] manner as any brickmaker or company in the country." Included are sketches of brickmaking machinery. With a copy of the log book of the ship Prospero, William Chatfield, master, 1855 Oct. 10-1856 Jan. 21, containing meteorological observations, ship sightings, and other details of the voyage.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. ; 18cm.

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May Flower (Ship). May Flower logbook, 1859-1861.

Title: May Flower logbook, 1859-1861.

This log book of the May Flower consists of two logs bound together, one dated February 29, 1859-July 20, 1860 and the other dated September 18, 1860-October 7, 1861. James T. Seaver, a seaman of Chelsea, Massachusetts, kept the logs and William Chatfield was Master of the ship. The May Flower left Boston on February 29, 1859 and arrived at San Francisco on August 1, 1859, going thence to Port Gamble in the Puget Sound and stopping at Taltal, Caldera, Valparaiso, and Talcahuano, Chile on the return trip, which ended in New York on July 20, 1860. Lumber, which was taken on board in the Puget Sound, was discharged at Valparaiso where copper, iron, bricks, wool, sugar, and other goods were received. The second log begins September 18, 1860, when the May Flower left Boston for Bombay, where it arrived on February 23, 1861, going from there to Calcutta whence it sailed on the return trip June 4, 1861 and arrived at Boston on October 7, 1861.

ArchivalResource: .15 linear foot (1 volume)

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Chatfield family. Papers, 1838-1908.

Title: Papers, 1838-1908.

General and personal letters from members of the family of William Chatfield. Letters and diaries (1852-63) of Coy B. Chatfield, and diaries of Guy C. Chatfield, reflect conditions and events in Sharon Center, Ohio.

ArchivalResource: 0.8 linear ft. (2 boxes)

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