Logbook of the steam bark Jesse H. Freeman, 1895 Nov. 3-1896 Mar. 29.

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Logbook of the steam bark Jesse H. Freeman, 1895 Nov. 3-1896 Mar. 29.

Partial log (volume two of two for this voyage), kept by Sophie Porter (ship captain's spouse), relating to a whaling voyage to the Arctic Ocean, Bering Strait, and Beaufort Sea.

1 v. (121 p.)

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Porter, William P. S.

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Porter, Sophie E., approximately 1865-

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Journalist and amateur photographer, of San Francisco, Calif. From the description of Sophie E. Porter papers, 1895-ca. 1917. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 76817807 ...

Knowles, Josiah Nickerson, 1830-1896

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Josiah Nickerson Knowles was born in Eastham, Massachusetts, in 1830. As clipper ship captain, he commanded ships including the Wild Wave, the Kentuckian, and the Charger, setting records for fast passages. In 1858, he was stranded for several months as a result of the wreck of the Wild Wave on Oeno Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. The Glory of the Seas was his last clipper ship command. In 1880, Knowles settled in San Francisco, where he was active as a merchant and shipper in the whaling industry. ...

Jesse H. Freeman (Steam bark)

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Whaling vessel; out of San Francisco, Calif., mastered by William P.S. Porter, on voyage from 9 Mar. 1894-22 Sept. 1897, to the Arctic Ocean whaling grounds; owner-agent: Josiah Knowles; built at Bath, Me., 1883. From the description of Logbook of the steam bark Jesse H. Freeman, 1895 Nov. 3-1896 Mar. 29. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 212654597 From the description of Logbook of the steam bark Jesse H. Freeman, 1894 Mar. 8-1895 Sept. 1. (Old...