Logbook, 1883 Aug.-1887 Aug.

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Logbook, 1883 Aug.-1887 Aug.

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Logbook, 1883 Aug.-1887 Aug., of the steam yacht Viking, recording pleasure trips and excursions made by the yacht's owners, George S. Scott, George F. Baker, F.W. Pearsall, and H.C. Fahnestock, and, after 1884, trips by Samuel Tilden. Entries note the ship's course, sailing conditions, distances traveled, velocity of the tide, and accompanying remarks on landings, the boarding of passengers, maintenance of the yacht, etc. The final entries in the volume are for summer of 1887, when Mr. R.H. White, of Boston, was the Viking's owner.

1 v. (123 p.)

New-York Historical Society

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Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886

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Samuel Jones Tilden (February 9, 1814 – August 4, 1886) was the 25th Governor of New York and the Democratic candidate for president in the disputed election of 1876. Tilden is the only individual to win an outright majority of the popular vote in a United States presidential election but lose the election. Tilden was born into a wealthy family in New Lebanon, New York. Attracted to politics at a young age, he became a protégé of Martin Van Buren, the eighth President of the United States. Af...

Baker, George F. (George Fisher), 1840-1931

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White, R. H. (Roy H.), 1920-

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Fahnestock, H. C.

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Roach, John, 1813-1887

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Viking (Yacht)

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Steam yacht built in 1880 by John Roach and subsequently owned jointly by George S. Scott, George F. Baker, F.W. Pearsall, and H.C. Fahnstock. The Viking was sold to ex-governor of New York Samuel Tilden in 1884, and was eventually purchased by the United States government and used as a dispatch boat during the Spanish-American War in 1898. From the description of Logbook, 1883 Aug.-1887 Aug. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58775198 ...

Scott, George, 1906-1987

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Pearsall, F. W.

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