Log book and shipboard journal and watch, quarter and station bill of the USS Franklin, 1821-1824.

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Log book and shipboard journal and watch, quarter and station bill of the USS Franklin, 1821-1824.

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The log book and shipboard journal, kept by First Lieutenant William M. Hunter on board the USS Franklin, begins on August 15, 1821 while the ship was in New York harbor waiting to set sail and ends August 26, 1824, shortly before the ship's return to New York. The log book includes all the usual information including daily entries listing the course of the ship, the ship's position, weather conditions, water remains, sick reports, and interactions with other ships. Hunter also comments often on the schooner Dolphin and its captain, David Conner, as it was accompanying the Franklin on its journey. It also includes several lengthy entries by Hunter detailing ports of call such as: Arica and Valparaíso, Chile; Callao, Peru; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and the Juan Fernández Islands. In these entries he talks about the activities of the crew, meeting local dignitaries, and even mentions Captain Stewart's wife Delia who was also on the voyage. Hunter also comments upon various aspects of the wars of independence against Spain including ships of the Chilean Navy returning from an engagement with Royalists and an attack on Arica, an "undefended town," by a Peruvian ship. The log book also includes 11 sketches by Hunter of various cities and places in South America and a larger chart of Cumberland Bay, also by Hunter, which is folded up and in the log book. The Watch, Quarter and Station bill for the USS Franklin is dated May 1824.

2 volumes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Hunter, William M., d. 1849.

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William M. Hunter was a United States Navy officer. He served with Charles Stewart on the Constitution during its cruise to the Windward Islands, and in 1820-1824, in the Pacific Squadron on the USS Franklin. Hunter died in March 1849. From the description of Log book and shipboard journal and watch, quarter and station bill of the USS Franklin, 1821-1824. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 311868187 ...

Conner, David, 1792-1856

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David Conner (1792-1856) was a United States naval officer. He served as Navy Commissioner; chief of the Bureau of Construction, Equipment and Repair; commander of the U.S. naval force in the Gulf of Mexico during the war with Mexico; and commandant of the naval base at Philadelphia. From the guide to the David Conner papers, 1816-1856, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Navy officer. From the description of ALS : Philadelphia, to R...

Franklin (Ship of the line)

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United States. Navy. Pacific Squadron

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Stewart, Charles, 1778-1869

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American naval officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to Joseph S. Carles, 1858 Aug. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270575282 ...