Columbia Rediviva collection, 1787-1967.

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Columbia Rediviva collection, 1787-1967.

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Collection of materials, both original and copies, relating to the ship Columbia Rediviva, namesake of the Columbia River. The ship was owned by Boston merchant Joseph Barrell (1740-1804) and circumnavigated the globe in 1791-1792. The collection consists of original materials and copies. Among the originals is the journal of John Hoskins, written during the Columbia's journey around the world in 1791-1792; journal of George Barrell, 1806, on board the brig Venus from Boston to Malaga, and on the schooner Louisiana from Malaga to New York; Barrell's account of stores on board the Columbia, 1792-1793; letters of Joseph Barrell to Samuel Webb, 1785-1801, and to John Hoskins, 1790; letters from Colburn Barrell and Robert Haswell, 1801; owner's accounts, 1787-1793; accounts of the Columbia and Lady Washington, 1787-1790; receipts; and 19th century prints of paintings by George Davidson depicting incidents in the voyages of the Columbia. Among the copies are: "Ship Columbia log..." by Robert Haswell and Owen Smith, September 28, 1790-October 3, 1791 (photostatic copy); "A voyage round the world onboard the ship Columbia and sloop Washington" by Robert Haswell, 1787-1789 (typescript copy); and a file of receipts and other papers concerning outfitting of the Columbia, 1790 (on microfilm). Also included are notes, clippings, and other research materials, Martha Gray's petition for a pension and memorial to Congress (1848 and 1852), as well as scale drawings of the Columbia made by Hewitt Richardson.

1 cubic foot (1 document case, 1 oversize folder, 1 tube, 1 reel of microfilm)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6818285

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Barrell, Colburn, 1735-1803

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Lady Washington (Brigantine)

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Davidson, George, Rev

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George Davidson was born in Boston in 1768, the son of a Scottish-American seaman. He began his career as a house painter and artist, but in the fall of 1790 he left with Captain Robert Gray on the ship Columbia for a voyage that would take them around the world. This was Gray's second voyage circumnavigating the globe, and along the way the ship stopped in the Pacific Northwest, where Gray was credited with discovering the mouth of the Columbia River, which bears the name of his ship. A visual ...

Barrell, George, 1740-1806.

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Webb, Samuel, fl. 1785-1801.

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Gray, Robert, 1755-1806

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Hoskins, John Box, 1768-1824?

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John Hoskins, protégé of Joseph Barrell, chief organizer of the expeditions, was sent as ship's clerk or supercargo, on the second voyage of the ship Columbia Rediviva, commanded by Capt. Robert Graying. From the description of The narrative of a voyage : to the North West Coast of America and China on trade and discoveries, 1922. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702688955 ...

Venus (Brig)

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Louisiana (Schooner)

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Jackson, Hewitt R

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Hewitt Robinson Jackson (1914-2007) was an artist and maritime historian. From the description of Draught of the sloop Lady Washington of Boston [manuscript], circa 1969. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 757825352 From the description of Ship Resolution sketches and plans [manuscript], circa 1960-1975. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 757824933 From the description of Columbia Rediviva sketches and pl...

Columbia (Ship : 1787-1801)

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Administrative history unavailable. From the description of Columbia (Ship) fonds. 1789, 1791. (University of British Columbia Library). WorldCat record id: 606461396 The Columbia, also known as the Columbia Rediviva was a three-masted sailing ship of 212 tons owned by Joesph Barrell of Boston, Massachusetts, and built in 1773 by James Briggs. In its first voyage to the Pacific northwest, the Columbia (Captain John Kendrick) was accompanied by the sloop Lady Washington (Capt...

Haswell, Robert, 1768-1801

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Robert Haswell was the third officer on the Columbia and then became second mate on the Washington. From the description of Voyage round the world onboard the ship Columbia-Rediviva and sloop Washington: typescript /by Robert Haswell, transcribed by B. L. Eddy, 1896 Apr 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702126613 ...