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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Account of the Wreck of the Clipper Ship Viking |
| Reference | MSS 256/Folder 4 |
| Library | Nantucket Historical Association |
| Collection | Benjamin Cartwright Papers, 1801-1968 |
| Date | 1902-1968 |
| Description | Two copies of Benjamin Cartwright's recollections of the shipwreck of the Viking and the time he spent in Japan following that event. The first is a printed transcript published in 1968. The second is a manuscript version written by Benjamin Cartwright and sent to his eldest daughter in c. 1902. |
| Document Type | Journal, Correspondence |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce; Transport and Communication |
| Keywords | coal, cargo, lumber, passengers, Chinese, immigration, weather, shipwreck, survivor, damage, leak, pumps, salvage, junk, Japanese-American relations, indigenous peoples, religion, crew, gambling, manners and customs, meals, swimming |
| Countries | Japan; USA |
| Ports | New York, USA; San Francisco, USA; Hong Kong, China; Shimoda, Japan; Yokohama, Japan |
| Ships | Viking, Wyoming |
| People | Benjamin Cartwright |
| Copyright | Nantucket Historical Association |
