Journal of the Georgina II (Bark) and Quickstep (Schooner), mastered by David T. Compton and Theodore Nickerson and kept by Theodore Nickerson, on whaling voyages between 1867 and 1878, 1867 - 1878

Item — Box: Ms Box 4, Volume: Wh Q6 1867j Ms Box 4

Identifier: logbook_vol_568

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

1867 - 1878

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 whale stamp, sketches of whales. Contains two voyages: on the schooner QUICKSTEP of Provincetown, Nov. 10, 1867 - Jan. 10, 1869, master Theodore Nickerson; and on the "Barque Georgina No. 2 at Cape Haitien," May 20, 1878 - June 28, 1878, trading voyage to Boston, master David T. Compton. At end of volume: list of ships spoken; payroll accounts in Provincetown, 1884.