Papers, 1853-1935 ; (bulk 1853-1873).

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Papers, 1853-1935 ; (bulk 1853-1873).

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Diary (Jan. 1-Nov. 20, 1858), reminiscence (1858), and newspaper clippings (1858-1935), relating to the wreck in 1858 in Polynesia of the clipper Wild Wave, of which Knowles was master, en route from San Francisco, Calif., to Valparaiso, Chile; together with letter copybook and account books and logbooks of ships he commanded later.

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Wild Wave (Clipper)

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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. ...