Journal of a voyage from New Bedford to San Francisco, upper California, 1849 Apr. 1 - Sept. 27.

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Journal of a voyage from New Bedford to San Francisco, upper California, 1849 Apr. 1 - Sept. 27.

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An account (204 p.) kept by an unidentified gold-seeker, describing the voyage around the Horn on the America, with stops at St. Catherine Island and at Callao, with a visit to Lima also; arrival in San Francisco on Sept. 2l. The last three pages record his impressions of the city. Includes: a pen and ink sketch showing the ship's course, 20 Sept. 1849 off the Golden Gate. With this, as v. 2: printer's dummy prepared by John Henry Nash for proposed publication of the journal in 1935.

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Nash, John Henry, 1871-1947

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Printer and lecturer. From the description of Letter of John Henry Nash, 1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454686 Biography John Henry Nash was born in Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada on March 12, 1871. He left high school at the age of sixteen and became an apprentice in the shop of James Murray, one of the leading printers in Toronto. He worked as a compositor for several years in Toronto and for a few months in Denver...

America (Ship)

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210 tons, 24 guns, 42 crew. Voyages: (1) 1694/5 Bombay. Capt Richard Laycock. Down 24 Mar 1695 - 4 Jun Tenerife - 5 Jan 1696 Calicut - 29 Feb Bombay - 16 Dec Cape - 16 Feb 1697 St Helena - 16 Mar Ascension - 13 Jun Cadiz - 28 Oct Downs. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000081.0x000287 ...