Sailors -- United States -- Diaries
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
William H. Burgess and Harriet Dunbar Burgess Collection
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31116022180845]
Identifier: 003-02-03
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the lives of William H. Burgess, a seaman and whaler, and his wife Harriet Dunbar Burgess. William Burgess’s life is predominantly captured through the text in his whaling journal/ commonplace book, which documents a whaling voyage on the Polar Star (leaving from the port of New Bedford, Massachusetts), and also includes verse, vocabulary words, and other tidbits from his life and interests. The collection also includes a printed book, purchased by William Burgess...
Dates:
circa 1850-1862