Journal of the Belvedere (Steam bark), Desdemona (Bark), Gay Head II (Bark), Korea (Steam ship), Monterey (Gas schooner), Pescadora (Bark) and Sea Perla (Bark); mastered by George Fred Tilton, Martin Van Buren Millard, Wallace S. Ashley, Charles W. Fisher, Charles H. Foley and Wallace S. Ashley; and kept by Wallace Ashley; on whaling voyages between 1896 and 1907, 1896 - 1907

Item — Volume: Wh D449 1896j

Identifier: logbook_vol_200

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

1896 - 1907

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 8 voyages: on the bark DESDEMONA of New Bedford, June 25, 1896 - Sept. 3, 1896, master Martin V. B. Millard; on the steamship KOREA, June 18, 1902 - Aug. 11, 1902, master W. B. Seabury; on the bark GAY HEAD of San Francisco, Nov. 23, 1902 - Oct. 30, 1903, master W. S. Ashley and replacement master Charles W. Fisher; on the steamship whaler BELVEDERE of San Francisco, Mar. 2, 1904 - Nov. 6, 1904, master Geor ge F. Tilton; on the gas schooner MONTEREY of San Francisco, April 1, 1905 - Nov. 2, 1905, master Charles H. Foley; on the bark SEA PERLA of Valparaiso, Mar. 31, 1906 - Dec. 9, 1906, master W. S. Ashley; on the bark SEA PERLA of Valparaiso, April 8, 1907 - Nov. 25, 1907, master W. S. Ashley; and on the bark PESCADORA of Valparaiso, Mar. 22 1908 - Dec. 21, 1908, master W. S. Ashley. Contains whale stamps. At end: clippings and other accounts of Ashley family.