Fruiter (Barque) logbook, 1860.

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Fruiter (Barque) logbook, 1860.

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The logbook of the barque Fruiter details a shipping voyage from Boston, MA, to Bombay Apr 1860 to Aug 1860 and Bombay to Hong Kong Aug 1860 to Oct 1860. The ship's home port was Boston, MA; the owners are unknown; the master and logbook keeper was Henry M. Stone. It is a daily log of location, weather, sightings of other vessels, passengers, barters, letters mailed, fish and bird sightings (albacore, gulls, flying fish, and porpoises). During the voyage, the barque saw or spoke the brig James Gray of Philadelphia, British ships Damaris and Omar Pacha, vessel Strathallan of Glasgow, and ship Swallow (whaling ship out of New Bedford, MA).

1 vol.

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