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Log of the brig Clio, 1830
This log created by Henry Clapp, Jr. documents an 1830 voyage of the Coffin School’s teaching ship, the brig Clio from Boston to Brazil. In addition to daily logs about the weather and general activities on the ship, are a description of the riggings, reports to Captain Alexander Pinkham, and...
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Log of the ship Horatio, 1880-1881
On March 24, 1880, the ship Horatio set sail under the famed Captain Charles Grant from New Bedford to New Zealand and the South Pacific Ocean. Captain Grant began his whaling career at 11 years old and would become master of the Walter Scott by 30. After 55 years of whaling, often accompanied...
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Log of the ship Planter, 1852–1856
Journey to the Pacific Ocean on the ship Planter from 1852-1856. This whaling log was kept by the carpenter Stephen Easton Jr. Along with daily entries, Easton also documented songs written by himself and other crew members with names such as “Whaling Song”, “The Pirate Song”, and “The Pride of...
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Log of the ship South America, 1849-1870
This log, kept by Nicholas C. Gardner, follows the ship South America as it sailed between Rhode Island and California to deliver people and equipment during the Gold Rush. Among Gardner’s daily entries are poems, diagrams of machinery, and medicinal recipes.
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Log of the sloop Diamond, 1765
This log kept by Thomas Kempton of Dartmouth documents a 3 month whaling voyage of the sloop Diamond from Nantucket to the North Atlantic Ocean in 1765.
Log of the sloop Dolphin, 1790-1791
This log kept by Captain Benjamin Paddock, Jr. follows the sloop Dolphin on a whaling voyage from Nantucket to the Bahama Islands and West Indies from 1790 to 1791.
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Logs of the bark Tremont and the bark Ocean Bride, 1854-1861
Follow along on the barks Tremont and Ocean Bride on trading voyages from 1854 to 1861. This logbook from an unknown keeper document Captain James Burgess’ trips to Cuba, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Argentina, Brazil, and South Carolina.
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