Ships' logs, 1753-1879.

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Ships' logs, 1753-1879.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612372763

The collection is composed chiefly of logbooks and journals of various voyages, principally from Boston and other New England towns, and including whaling voyages, written by Charles Brewer, Elias Davis, Gilbert Howland, and others. Also includes some miscellaneous ship papers and notes on whaling grounds, 1879, made for use of ship captains by Aiken & Swift of New Bedford, Massachusetts.

50 v., 5 envelopes (3 linear ft).

Houghton Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7795393

Houghton Library

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Hancock (Ship)

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Aiken & Swift

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Lafayette (Bark)

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Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass.; mastered by Obed Sherman, on voyage from 29 May 1861-4 Dec. 1861; owner-agent: I.H. Bartlett & Sons; built at New York, 1824. From the description of Logbook of the bark Lafayette, 1861 May 29-Dec. 4. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70979712 Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by George G. Ray; owner-agent: I.H. Bartlett & Sons. From the description of Log/journal, ...

Howland, Gilbert.

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Bhering (Barque)

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Davis, Elias, Jr.

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Syren (Ship)

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Trading vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by George W. Brown, on voyage from 25 May-3 Oct. 1880; owner-agents: Ivory H. Bartlett, Jr., and George F. Bartlett; built at Medford, Mass., 1851. From the description of Logbook of the ship Syren, 1880 May 25-Oct. 3. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 227791344 Trading vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by George W. Brown, on voyage from 22 May 1879-31 Oct. 1879; owner-agents: Ivory H...

Brewer, Charles, 1804-1885

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Hollander (Barque)

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Triumph (Brig)

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Merchant vessel, out of Portsmouth, N.H. From the description of Logbook of the brig Triumph, 1791 Jan. 9-Aug. 29. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70978009 ...

Unity (Brig)

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