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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Log of the Snow Polly, 1800-1802 |
| Reference | Ms. N-732 |
| Library | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Date | 26 Aug 1800 -04 May 1802 |
| Description | Log of the snow Polly on a voyage from Boston to the Northwest Coast, Canton and back to Boston, 26 August 1800 to 4 May 1802. Entries record a harbor log, weather and navigational readings, an encounter with pirates, and brief notes on the fur trade with the Native Americans on the Northwest Coast, 8 April to 19 June 1801. There is a gap from 22 September to 27 November 1801 while the ship was in port at Canton. Brief stops include Rio de Janeiro, Oahu, Hawaii, Macau, and the Sunda Strait. |
| Document Type | Logbook, Manuscript |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce |
| Keywords | weather, navigation, fur trade, indigenous peoples, pirate, seasickness, health, weapons, supercargo, conflict |
| Countries | USA; China; Brazil |
| Places | Oahu; Hawaii; Rio de Janeiro; Macau; Sunda Strait; Falkland Islands |
| Ports | Guangzhou, China; Boston, USA |
| Ships | Polly, Lavinia, Hazard, Pacific |
| People | John Dorr |
| Additional Information |
A snow, or snow-brig, was a common sailing rig for a two-masted sloop, and was usually a merchant vessel. Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Massachusetts Historical Society catalogue. |
| Copyright | Massachusetts Historical Society |
