On board the ship Governor Morton, 1852 March 10--1852 December 20.

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On board the ship Governor Morton, 1852 March 10--1852 December 20.

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The journal documents the journey on the clipper ship Governor Morton from March 12, 1852 to July 15, 1852 from New York to San Francisco around Cape Horn. The journal is a personal narrative, including some navigational data such as the weather and knots as well as a few entries concerning marine life (whales, sharks, flying fish), but most of the entries are dedicated to life on the ship.

1 v. (ca. 200 p.) ; 15 cm.

University of Delaware Library, Hugh M Morris Library

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University of Delaware Library, Hugh M Morris Library

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Governor Morton (Ship)

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Merchant vessel, out of New York, N.Y., mastered by James E. Howland (on some voyages); owner-agent: Barling & Davis; built at Somerset, Mass., 1851. From the description of Logbook of the ship Governor Morton, 1868 May 14-1873 June 22. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 169912282 ...

Clarke, John, b. 1817

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John Clarke was a passenger on the ship Governor Morton traveling from New York to San Francisco around Cape Horn from March 10, 1852 to December 20, 1852. The journal contains a list of the second cabin passengers including such details as name, age, occupation, and city and state from which they hailed. John Clarke (b. 1817), a carpenter, was a second cabin passenger from Providence, Rhode Island, traveling with a relative, Joseph Clarke, a laborer. From the description of On board...