Logbook, 1843-1858 (bulk 1843-1849).

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Logbook, 1843-1858 (bulk 1843-1849).

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Logbook (1843-1858) kept by John H. Couch during his voyages on the "Chenamus" (1843-1844) and "Madonna" (1849). Information recorded includes date, weather, nautical position, and daily events on board. Logbook also includes poems and several watercolor illustrations of vessels.

1 v. (280 leaves)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7451919

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Chenamus (Brig)

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Couch, John Heard, 1811-1870.

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John Heard Couch (1811-1870) was an Oregon pioneer, sea captain, merchant, a founder of the city of Portland, and progenitor of an important and influential Oregon family line. During the 1840s he sailed merchant ships financed by John Cushing from his hometown of Newburyport, Massachusetts with supplies for establishing a dry goods business in Oregon. In 1845 he claimed a square mile of land on the Willamette River in the heart of what became Portland. From the description of Logboo...

Madonna (Bark)

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