John Boit logbooks, 1790-1830.

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John Boit logbooks, 1790-1830.

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Four bound volumes of logs and journals kept by John Boit as captain, officer, or passenger on several voyages. The first is the log of the snow George on a voyage from Boston to Isle of France 1796-7, and of the Canton from Isle of France to Charleston, North Carolina, 1797. The second (a bound photocopy) is a log of a voyage around the world on the sloop Union, 1794-6. The third is a journal of the Mount Hope from Newport, Rhode Island, to the East Indies, 1805-6. The fourth contains separate journal accounts of the voyages in the first two volumes; plus a journal of the Columbia on a voyage around the world, 1790-3; of the Mount Hope on a voyage to the East Indies and back, 1801-2; and of the sloop Hiram from Charleston to Newport, 1797. Also in this volume are remarks on the coast of America; extracts from Francis Malbone's journal of the Commerce on a voyage to Hamburg, 1798; observations of the Bermudas, 1792; and sketches from a journal of a trip from Havana to the Isle of St. Thomas. A fifth volume is a letterbook of John Hubbard, 1829-30, containing letters concerning Hubbard's plantation in Essequibo, Guyana.

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Canton (Ship : 1835-1874)

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Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Joshua G. Lapham, on voyage from 2 Oct. 1866-3 Jan. 1870 to the Tristan, Madagascar, Desolation, and Coast of New Holland whaling grounds; owner-agent: Charles R. Tucker & Co.; built at Baltimore, Md., 1835. From the description of Logbook of the ship Canton, 1866 Jan. 7-1870 Jan. 3. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 176077578 Whaling vessal (ca. 280 tons), out of New Bedford, Mass., mas...

Union (Ship : 1804-1829)

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Voyages: (1) 1795/6 Bengal. Capt Richard Owen. Portsmouth 21 May 1796 - 14 Jun Gibraltar - 19 Sep Cape - 2 Mar 1797 Calcutta 5 May - 21 Aug St Helena - 12 Dec Downs. (2) From Bengal 1801. Capt John Luke. Calcutta 30 Jul 1801 - Saugor 12 Sep - 1 Jan 1802 St Helena - 23 Feb Downs. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000093.0x0003e6 Whaling vessel; out of Nantucket, Mass.; mastered by Edmund Gardner; on voyage ...

Hubbard, Johnathan G. H.

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Malbone, Francis.

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Boit, John, 1774-1829

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Hiram (Ship)

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George (Ship)

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The ship, George, was a trafficker of slaves and was confiscated by the British at Kingston. From the description of Logbook, 1805-1806. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122524048 ...

Columbia (Ship : 1841-1859)

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Whaling ship; out of Nantucket, Mass.; master: George F. Joy; owner-agent: Charles G. & Henry Coffin; built at East Boston, Mass. From the description of Log/journal, 1841 Sept. 5-1845 Dec. 7. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 70957783 Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by Joseph C. Chase; owned by Charles G. & Henry Coffin. From the description of Log/journal, 1846-1850. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 710...

Commerce (Ship : 1803)

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Mount Hope (Ship)

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