Journal of the Boa Fe (Brig), Chili (Bark), Perseverance (Bark) and Sarah (Bark); mastered by Joao Pinto deCampos, Godfrey King, Albert Lewis and Elisha B. Handy; and kept by Benjamin F. Gifford; on whaling voyages between 1862 and 1864, 1862 - 1864

Item — Volume: Wh P466 1862j

Identifier: logbook_vol_547

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

1862 - 1864

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 four voyages: on the Bark PERSEVERANCE of Fayal, formerly the ship HOPE of Boston, Oct. 30, 1862 - Jan. 20, 1863, master Albert Lewis (Sherman 647, Starbuck 238); on the Brig BOA FE of Oporto, Jan. 20, 1863 - Jan. 30, 1863, master João Pinto de Campos, from the wreck of the PERSEVERANCE to St. Catharines; on the bark CHILI of New Bedford, April 12, 1863 - Nov. 16, 1863, master Godfrey King (Sherman 157, Starbuck 580); and on the Bark SARAH of Mattapoisett, July 14, 1864 - Nov. 22, 1864, master Elisha B. Handy (Sherman 706, Starbuck 600).