Peacock log, January 1, 1836 - November 5, 1837, and journal, August 19, 1838 - July 18, 1841.

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Peacock log, January 1, 1836 - November 5, 1837, and journal, August 19, 1838 - July 18, 1841.

The log records voyages in the Pacific, returning via California and Cape Horn to Norfolk, Va. The journal, kept by Frederic D. Stuart, captain's clerk, contains a detailed account of another voyage around the Horn to the Pacific islands, and ends with loss of the vessel at Cape Disappointment near Washington Territory.

1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 548:1) and positive.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7017510

UC Berkeley Libraries

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Peacock (U.S. Ship)

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United States exploring expedition (1838-1842)

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The United States Exploring Expedition under the command of Charles Wilkes left U.S.A. Aug. 1838, returning July 1842. The ships in the expedition were the Flying Fish, Oregon, Peacock, Porpoise, Relief, Seagull and Vincennes. The expedition visited the Antarctic, Sydney Harbour, Bay of Islands, N.Z., various islands in the Pacific and areas on the coast of South America and U.S.A. From the description of Records [microform]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225845806 ...

Stuart, Frederic D.

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