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Jesse H. Freeman (Steam bark) of San Francisco, ODHS 1080A-ODHS 1080B

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Jesse H. Freeman (Steam bark) of San Francisco, 9 March 1894 - 29 March 1896, mastered by William P.S. Porter, keeper Sophie Porter (ship captain's spouse). Partial log (volume one of two for this voyage), relating to a whaling voyage to the Arctic Ocean, Bering Strait, and Beaufort Sea. Includes descriptions of whales (bowhead and finback), seen or taken, accidents and death at sea, arctic disasters, women and children at sea, fire on ship, indigenous people, shipwrecks, and shipboard medicine; and poems and list of Mrs. Porter's correspondents. Other places represented include Port Clarence and Diomede Islands. Whaling Grounds: Arctic Ocean Grounds.

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LOG BOOK. STEAM WHALER Jessie H. Freeman Voyage Season

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Thursday 1894 March 8

Jessie H. Freeman started on her voyage North having on board a [- - -] Twenty two Seamen five boat steerers two engineers, two firemen, Cook Steward Cabin and mess cabin boys, Captain wife and child. At 8.30 p.m passed out of the Heads wind N.W. and Westerly Sea running. I took a good last look at S. Fran wonder how soon I shall the City again.

Friday March 9th Comes in fine weather. Head sea on and N.W. Wind. Passed a number of South bound vessels. Started Steam

Saturday March 10th Wind same as yesterday Sunday March 11th Cloudy Weather moderate Breeze [-] Monday March 12th Cloudy weather, light N.W. wind Bar 31.0

Tuesday March 13th Cloudy weather, Under Steam light Westerly wind. Lat by Observation 41.08 Long byChron-- 130.88 west

Wednesday March 14th Rain and strong S.S.W. wind head Sea on?

Thursday March 15th Rain with strong S.W. wind. Under steam -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Line 7: firemen are the personnel who tend to the boiler fires and were sometimes referred top as stokers. This vessel is equipped with a boiler fired propulsion plant.

Line 9: passed out of the entrance to San Francisco Bay.

Line 31: Longitude by chronometer

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topsail Bar 29.68 Lat 43.00 Long 131.24 W

Friday March 6 th Fine weather but squalls with slight rain at midnight strong gale wind S.S.W.

Saturday March 17 th Thick weather with rain, moderate gale from S.W. Bar 29.85

Sunday March 18th Strong gale wind, high westerly Sea Bar 35.20 Strong gale throughout this twenty four hour

Monday March 19 th Strong westerly gale high sea running

Tuesday March 20th Comes in with strong E gale and a [cross?] sea running.

Wednesday March 21st Thick fog and light westerly wind Big Sea on from S.E.

[--] Ihave made my entries from the Captains Log, as thus far the voyage has not been of much interest. The first week we were all sea-sick and throughly miserable and it was no consolation to hear from all that the Jesse H Freeman is a splendid Seaboat in as much as she holds her course well is very dry?. Dorothy overcame her

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