| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Hector Logbook
| | | | Creator: | Hector | | | | Dates: | 1856-1859 | | | | Abstract: | The Hector was a whaling ship out of New Bedford, Massachusetts, under the ownership of William T. Rotch. Amos A. Chase was captain of the 360-ton ship, and John Hilbs served as his second officer and logkeeper during one voyage, which lasted from November 17, 1856, to July 19, 1860. During that trip, the Hector sent home 910 barrels of sperm oil before it was captured by a rebel privateer. After being recaptured, it returned to New Bedford with an additional 864 barrels of sperm oil. During its next voyage, the ship was captured and burned in 1865 by the Shenandoah natives of Ascension in the Pacific. The collection consists of a logbook of a voyage to the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, describing daily life on a whaling ship, whale hunts and preparation of the oil, crew's tasks, ships encountered on the journey, and islands and coastlines they visited. The journal was kept by second officer John Hilbs between 1856-1859. | | | | Call #: | MS 4555 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Hector (Whaling ship). | Whaling ships -- Massachusetts -- New Bedford. | Whaling. | Logbooks. | Seafaring life. | Islands of the Pacific -- Description and travel.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Congress and Palestine Logbook
| | | | Creator: | Congress and Palestine | | | | Dates: | 1844-1848 | | | | Abstract: | The Congress was a whaling bark out of Mystic, Connecticut, owned by L. and W.P. Randall and commanded by Captain Austin M. Lester. The Palestine was a Great Lakes schooner, sailing out of Huron, Ohio, under the command of Captain Wilcox. The collection consists of a single volume containing the logbooks of the Congress and the Palestine. It includes details of the Congress' whaling voyage to India and the Pacific, 1844-1847, and the Palestine's trip from Huron, Ohio to the upper Great Lakes and then to Buffalo, carrying wheat and flour. Included are details of life on board a whaling ship, travel and adventure in the Pacific Ocean, colored drawings of a sailing ship, inked stamps of various whales, sailing terminology, and entries relating to Great Lakes shipping and life on a lake schooner. Both logs were kept by John B. Wilber. The volume also includes markings made by A. Emertson, a young relative of Captain N. Emertson of Huron, Ohio, who used it as a composition book. | | | | Call #: | MS 4556 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Congress (Whaling ship). | Palestine (Schooner). | Whaling. | Whaling ships -- Connecticut -- Mystic. | Logbooks. | Seafaring life. | Shipping -- Great Lakes. | Merchant ships -- Ohio -- Huron. | Merchant mariners -- Great Lakes.
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