Journal, 1857 December 9-1858 October 22

  • Life at Sea
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Title
Journal, 1857 December 9-1858 October 22
Reference
Log 906
Collection
  • Mystic Seaport Museum: Logbooks
Document Type
  • Diaries, Journals and Logbooks
Date
9 Dec 1857 - 22 Oct 1858
Description
Journal kept by Joel Williston-?Wright on board the ship GENERAL CUSHING of Newburyport, Massachusetts, Dow, master, for a transpacific trading voyage. Contains crew list, navigational data, illustrations, mentions injury at sea, seamen's wages, describes shipboard life, carried cargo of coal, carried passengers and made 3 ports-of-call.
Theme
  • Trade
  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Everyday Life at Sea