Journal of the Desdemona (Bark) and Milton (Ship) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by Edward B. Phinney and Benjamin Franklin Jones and kept by Peleg Lawrence, on whaling voyages between 1851 and 1866, 1851 - 1866

Item — Volume: Wh M662 1851j

Identifier: logbook_vol_481

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection includes nearly 800 logbooks, documenting over 1,000 voyages and ranges from the 18th to the 20th century.

Dates

1851 - 1866

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open to research.

Extent

From the Collection: 650 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Contains two voyages: on the Ship MILTON of New Bedford, Nov. 1, 1851 - Oct. 13, 1854, master Benjamin F. Jones, at end: list of whales taken (Sherman 564, Starbuck 480); and on the Bark DESDEMONA of New Bedford, Sept. 5, 1865 - Mar. 11, 1866, master Edward B. Phinney (Starbuck 602).