ENTelegraph Whaling Log, 1834-1836
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Title: Telegraph Whaling Log, 1834-1836
Description: Complete account kept aboard the Ship Telegraph, on a voyage from Sag Harbor to the South Atlantic Ocean and Oceania, 21 October 1834 - 21 May 1836. Inside cover "John Egbert Howell Rio. de. Janeiro. Jan. 24th. 1834". Entries dated from October 21, 1834 to May 21, 1836, the day she was lost on the rocks on the Island of Ohilahou [?] in the South Pacific. That day's entry provides a gripping account of Natives boarding the ship, "threatening instant Death to all making their horrid Yells." Notable other entries include February 15, 1835, when the Telegraph saw the Ship Planter of New Bedford, and April 11, 1835, when a whaleboat was stoved and three irons were lost. Following the loss of the Telegraph, crew made arrangements aboard the Ships Mount Vernon and Gen. Glover for passage home, and later entries in the log book are written aboard those two ships, the last dated mid-October, 1836. Includes approx. 29 impressive whale stamps. At rear is a half-page essay, mostly on the flora and fauna of Pacific Islands, as well as "A List of the Whales taken onboard ship Telegraph in the Years of 1835, 1836 and 1837 when & where", and "An account of the oil and where stored in the Telegraph", and pages with pencil inscriptions and figuring.
Creator: Howell, John Egbert, Captain;
Subject: Whaling; Logs; Ocean travel; Whales; Whaling;
Location: East Hampton--Suffolk County--New York;
Date of Original: 1834-1836
Physical Format: Whaling Logs
Physical Description: Manuscript bound volume; 84 pages.
Type: Text;
Language: eng;
Format of Digital: image/jpeg;
Holding Institution: East Hampton Library, Long Island Collection
Publisher of Digital: East Hampton Library; Long Island Collection
Digital Collection: Digital Long Island
Library Council: Long Island Library Resources Council
Notes: Cataloged as: https://search.livebrary.com/record=b5447520~S77
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File Name: 30625990001023
Repository: New York Heritage Digital Collections
Source: From: Telegraph Whaling Log, 1834-1836