Philanthropist (Schooner) logbook, 1796.

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Philanthropist (Schooner) logbook, 1796.

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The logbook of the schooner Philanthropist details a shipping voyage to Bilbao, Lisbon, and Marblehead, Mass., June-Oct. 1796. The schooner's home port was Marblehead; the owner was Samuel Hooper; the master was John Prince. The logbook includes notes on birds seen during the voyage; illustrations (profile views); equipment and supplies, specifically provisions, aboard ship; astronomy observations, including the sighting of an aurora borealis; shipboard occupations; and ship's papers, including the manifest, port charges, and accounts. During its voyage, the Philanthropist spoke the schooner Betsy out of Salem.

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Philanthropist (Schooner)

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Betsy (Schooner)

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Hooper, S. (Samuel)

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Prince, John, 1762-1848

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