Journal of the Wilmington and Liverpool Packet (Ship) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by Gilbert J. Place and kept by Samuel N. Brush and William W. Weeks, on a whaling voyage between 1841 and 1844, 1841 - 1844

Item — Volume: Wh W743 1841j

Identifier: logbook_vol_687

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

1841 - 1844

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

Kept by Samuel N. Brush from Dec. 22, 1841 - Feb. 20, 1843; presented to William W. Weeks and kept by him from Feb. 26, 1843 - Oct. 23, 1843. Kept by unidentified journalist from Oct. 23, 1843 - Nov. 15, 1844. Contains whale stamps and watercolors ("View of Island Diego Ramires…", "Cape Horn 1842").