Papers, 1857-1860.

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Papers, 1857-1860.

Log of the U.S.S. Germantown, a sloop-of-war in the East Indies Squadron under Page's command. The log records weather and navigational information about the voyage from Norfolk, Va., to the Far East via Madeira Island, Cape Town (South Africa), Ceylon, Bombay (India), and Malaya; and describes stops at ports in China, the Philippine Islands, and Japan; sightings of sea life, other ships and meteors; and the maintenance of the ship and crew, desertion, and courts-martial.

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