Notes on a voyage to New Orleans on the ship Charles, 1823

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Notes on a voyage to New Orleans on the ship Charles, 1823

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The narrative of a journey from Massachussetts through the Caribbean and to New Orleans aboard a ship departing in December 1823. Narrated by one of nine passengers, the travelogue includes accounts of harsh weather, a suspected pirate attack, encounters with merchant and naval vessels, navigation of the Mississippi Delta, life along the Mississippi, slave plantations, Indians, and life on the ship.

32 p. ; 21 cm.

University of Iowa Libraries

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Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Barzillai Morselander on voyage from 20 Dec. 1833-20 Feb. 1837; owner-agent: Samuel Rodman; built at Chatham, Conn., in 1817; lost 1855. From the description of Logbook of the ship Charles, 1837 Dec. 1-1839 Aug. 4. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71130600 From the description of Logbook of the ship Charles, 1833 Dec. 21-1837 Jan. 22. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat rec...