Logbook of the Addison (Ship) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by Samuel Lawrence and kept by Mary Lawrence Chipman, on a whaling voyage between 1856 and 1860, 1856 - 1860

Item — Volume: Wh A225 1856L vol 1

Identifier: logbook_vol_16

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

1856 - 1860

Creator

Lawrence, Samuel, 1818-1892 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open to research.

Extent

1 Volumes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Journal of Whaling Voyage of Ship Addison of New Bedford, Mass… Written by Mrs. Samuel Lawrence (the Captain's best 'Mate'). Published as The Captain's best mate; the journal of Mary Chipman Lawrence on the whaler Addison, 1856-1860. Edited by Stanton Garner. Prov., Brown U. Press, 1966.