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Title Log of the Perseverance
Reference Log 1096
Library Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum
Collection Logbooks
Date Aug 1822 - Jul 1823
Description The logbook of the ship Perseverance details a voyage from Salem to Sumatra, Réunion, and St Helena (August 1822 to July 1823). Home port was Salem; owners were Willard Peele, Richard Wheatland, James Silver, Benjamin Dodge, and James W Cheever; master was James W Cheever. It is a daily log describing wind, weather, location, and passenger traffic.
Document Type Logbook, Manuscript
Theme(s) Trade and Commerce; Transport and Communication
Keywords ship, voyage, sea, seafaring, crew, sailor, sailor's life, captain, officer, vessel, weather, latitude, longitude, navigation, cargo, freight, goods
Countries USA; Indonesia; France; UK
Places St Helena; Sumatra; Réunion
Ports Salem, USA
Ships Perseverance
Additional Information Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Peabody Essex Museum catalogue.
Copyright Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum