Sturgis Library's collection of ships logs, journals, pier company's ledgers and correspondence, 1799-1891.

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Sturgis Library's collection of ships logs, journals, pier company's ledgers and correspondence, 1799-1891.

This collection consists of various ledgers, logs and journals for a variety of ships, pier companies and people. They are as follows: Proceedings of the Nobscusset Point Pier Company Dennis, Ma 1814-1864; Pocasset South Wharf at Red Brook Landing, 1854-1891; Journal of Ensign Curtis Jerauld, 1873-1884; Correspondence of William Worrell, 1863-1865; Diary of W.H. Mercy onboard the Brig Lawrence Copeland, 1844; Journal of Voyages for the ship Cutwater, 1861; A Book for the Year 1821 Onboard the Schooner Hope and Phoebe; Log of the Eben Preble kept by George Crocker, 1836-1838; Journal of a Voyage in the Schooner Joshua Brown, 1842-1843; Journal of the whaling Brig Mattapoisett, 1841-1842; Log of the Bark Alexina, 1850-1851; Journal of the Triton on a whaling voyage to the South Pacific, 1842-1846; Log of HMS Conway, 1833-1835.

2 manuscript boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6922682

Sturgis Library (Barnstable, Mass.)

Related Entities

There are 16 Entities related to this resource.

Sturgis Library (Barnstable, Mass.). Archives.

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Built in 1873, the Colin C. Baker was a 3-masted schooner partially owned and captained by Browning K. Baker of West Dennis (Mass.). From its home port of Boston, it sailed the Mid and North Atlantic in pursuit of trade in coal and other mined commodities. It was abandoned at sea in 1917. From the description of Schooner Colin C. Baker papers, 1874-1903. (Clams, Inc). WorldCat record id: 62879980 ...

Pocasset South Wharf.

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Conway (Ship : 1859-1974)

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Crocker, George (George E.)

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Resident of Barnstable, Mass. From the description of Log, 1830-1841. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70940418 ...

Alexina (Bark)

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Eben Preble (Ship)

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Triton (Bark)

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Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Moses L. Snell, on voyage 21 July 1868-6 Nov. 1871 to Western, Cornell, Western Island, River Plata, False Banks, Tristan, East Cape, and Coast of Africa whaling grounds; owner-agent: J. & W.R. Wing; built at Fairhaven, Mass., 1818. From the description of Logbook, 1868 July 21-1871 Nov. 6. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70970174 Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass.; mastered by ...

Lawrence Copeland (Brig)

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Worrell, Wm. R. (William R.), -1865

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Nobscusset Point Pier Company (Dennis, Mass.)

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Founded 1814. From the description of Record book, 1814-1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70940230 ...

Jerauld, Curtis.

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Hope & Phoebe (Schooner)

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Mercy, W. H.

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Joshua Brown (Schooner)

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Cutwater (Ship)

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Mattapoisett (Brig)

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Whaling vessel (150 tons), out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Capt. Henry A. Brightman; on voyage from 3 Mar. 1841 to 5 Sept. 1842; owner-agent: Leonard Hammond; built at Rochester, Mass., 1836; converted to bark in 1849. From the description of Logbook of the brig Mattapoisett, 1841 Mar. 24-1842 Mar. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 428979545 Whaling vessel (150 tons), out of Mattapoisett, Mass., mastered by Henry A. Brightman, on voyage 2...