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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Log of the Ship Logan, 1834 |
| Reference | Ms. N-2019 (T) |
| Library | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Date | 04 Mar 1834 - 09 Aug 1834 |
| Author / Creator | Cabot, Thomas Handasyd |
| Description | Log kept aboard the ship Logan in narrative format by merchant Thomas Handasyd Cabot from 4 March to 9 August 1834 (with gaps) while a passenger on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Canton, China for business related to the Boston firm J & T H Perkins and Sons. Entries record latitude and longitude, course, distance traveled, weather, and winds. John Murray Forbes served as supercargo and Henry Bancroft commanded the ship on the voyage. Brief stops include Gibraltar and Anjier, Indonesia in the Sunda Strait. Cabot leaves the ship on 10 August near Lintin, China to travel faster to Canton. |
| Document Type | Manuscript, Logbook |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce |
| Keywords | weather, climate, seafaring, seasickness, wildlife, birds, fish, sealife, sport, passengers, fishing, discipline, business, finance |
| Countries | USA; China; Indonesia |
| Places | Boston; Gibraltar; Cape Trafalgar; Guangzhou; Grand Canary Islands; Bonavista; Tristan da Cuhna; Cape of Good Hope; Christmas Island; Macau; Huangpu |
| Ports | Boston, USA; Guangzhou, China |
| Company | Perkins and Company |
| Ships | Logan, Mayflower |
| People | John Murray Forbes; Henry Bancroft |
| Additional Information | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Massachusetts Historical Society catalogue. |
| Copyright | Massachusetts Historical Society |
