Voyage to California /by David H. Weir, 1854.

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Voyage to California /by David H. Weir, 1854.

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David Weir's journal of an 1854 voyage to San Francisco by way of Tahiti describes life aboard the bark Gay Head and the legal suit Weir filed in San Francisco against Capt. William B. Davis.

94 p.: 21 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8011937

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Gay Head (Bark)

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Merchant vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Joseph R. Jenney, on voyage from 29 Aug. 1877-23 Oct. 1881, to the Coast of Africa, Carroll, Pigeon, and Tristan whaling grounds; owner-agent: Gifford & Cummings; built at Mattapoisett, Mass., 1877. From the description of Logbook of the bark Gay Head, 1877 Aug. 30-1880 Mar. 4. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 228086503 Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Joseph R. J...

Davis, William B. (William Brotherton), 1926-

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William Butler Davis (1871-1937) was a graduate of the Wesleyan University class of 1894 and a musician. He served as a choirmaster, organist, and music teacher in Connecticut during his career. From the description of William B. Davis papers, 1892 - 1940. (Wesleyan University). WorldCat record id: 234237687 ...

Weir, David H., b. 1833.

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