Journal of the Brutus (Ship), Caroline (Bark), Columbus (Ship) and Sea (Ship); mastered by Edward Swift, James S. Henry, William H. Crowell and Nathaniel W. Sowle; and kept by Edwin C. Pulver; on whaling voyages between 1851 and 1861, 1851 - 1861

Item — Box: Ms Box 2, Volume: Wh S438 1851j Ms Box 2

Identifier: logbook_vol_598

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 - 1861

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 journal entries on the ship SEA of Warren, RI, Jan. 3, 1853 - Nov. 16, 1854, master Nathaniel W. Sowle (Starbuck 488). At front: entries on the ship COLUMBUS of Fairhaven, MA, Oct. 28, 1851 - Nov. 19, 1851; scattered entries from two voyages on the ship BRUTUS of Warren, RI, from Dec. 8, 1854 - Feb. 22, 1856 and from Mar. 29, 1857 - April 15, 1859; and entries on the schooner CAROLINE from Aug. 15, 1859 - Aug. 26, 1859. Contains poetry; accounts on sea and shore.