Journal, 1859 Sep-1865 Dec

  • Life at Sea
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Title
Journal, 1859 Sep-1865 Dec
Reference
Log 1015
Collection
  • Mystic Seaport Museum: Logbooks
Document Type
  • Diaries, Journals and Logbooks
Date
Sep 1859 - Dec 1865
Description
Journal of Charles Backus, primarily letters and verse, but including some scattered entries at sea for voyages aboard the ship MAYFLOWER, for a coastwise trading voyage between Bath, Maine and Savanna, Georgia, and ports in between; and the brigs BLOSSOM and HIREME, and the schooner GRISWOLD.
Theme
  • Everyday Life at Sea