Journal kept by Emma Hotchkiss. Emma, the daughter of Captain Levi J. Hotchkiss, sailed aboard the Ship HARVARD of Boston, Mass. on a South American trading voyage. The latter portion of the journal, kept from 1858-1862, is verse

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Title
Journal kept by Emma Hotchkiss. Emma, the daughter of Captain Levi J. Hotchkiss, sailed aboard the Ship HARVARD of Boston, Mass. on a South American trading voyage. The latter portion of the journal, kept from 1858-1862, is verse
Reference
Coll. 89
Collection
  • Mystic Seaport Museum: Hotchkiss-Gray Collection
Document Type
  • Diaries, Journals and Logbooks
Date
1854-1862
Description
Includes a lot of hand written poetry, a few illustrations of animals and plantlife. Describes her observations and daily life aboard ship; 1854 Jul 6 – 1855 May 6.
Theme
  • Women and the Sea