Journal, 1833 June 8-August 6

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Title
Journal, 1833 June 8-August 6
Reference
Log 968
Collection
  • Mystic Seaport Museum: Logbooks
Document Type
  • Diaries, Journals and Logbooks
Date
8 Jun-6 Aug 1833
Description
Journal, 8 June -6 August 1833 kept by supercargo Daniel Sampson, on board the brig TALMA; Captain James L. Lambert. TALMA sailed from Havana to Elsinore with a cargo of sugar and coffee. Sampson writes primarily concerning his homesickness, life in Duxbury, Massachusetts, and of his feeling for 'Kate'. He also details shipboard life, a flogging, quarantine regulations in Denmark, and sailing in company with the brig NEVA, Capt. Welsh.
Theme
  • Trade
  • Everyday Life at Sea