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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Diary or Log of Edward Hale Greenleaf (aged 16), a Nephew of Mr James Otis, Passenger on the Steamer Colorado |
| Reference | MS 1617, folder 2 |
| Library | California Historical Society |
| Collection | James Otis Family Papers, 1765-1902 |
| Date | 1867 |
| Author / Creator | Greenleaf, Edward Hale |
| Description | The diary of Edward Hale Greenleaf, the nephew of James Otis, describing the voyage from San Francisco to China aboard the steamer Colorado (or 'Pioneer China Steamer') in 1867. The latter includes descriptions of scenery, festivities, and customs in Hong Kong, Canton, and Macao. |
| Document Type | Journal, Manuscript |
| Theme(s) | Travel and Tourism |
| Keywords | voyage, travel, passengers, diary, customs, culture, world, journey, language, geography, climate, tiffin, comprador, office, steam, Orient, Chinese, religion, pagoda, storm, harbour, seafaring, sailor |
| Countries | China; USA |
| Places | California |
| Ports | San Francisco, USA; Hong Kong, China; Macau, China; Guangzhou, China |
| Ships | Colorado |
| People | James Otis |
| Additional Information |
James Otis immigrated to San Francisco in 1849, where he joined the firm Macondray and Company, wholesale tea merchants engaged in the China trade, and married into the Macondray family. He was elected mayor of San Francisco in 1873 and died in 1875, while in office. Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the California Historical Society's North Baker Research Library catalogue. |
| Copyright | California Historical Society |
