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Title Logbooks of the Ship Probus, 1843-1844
Reference Ms. N-986
Library Massachusetts Historical Society
Collection Horace Cullen Story Papers, 1842-1844
Date 1843-1844
Author / Creator Story, Horace Cullen
Description Log kept aboard the ship Probus, commanded by Captain Sumner, by merchant Horace Cullen Story on a trading voyage from Boston to Canton, Hong Kong, Manila, and back to Canton, 5 June to 24 December 1843; and a log kept from Canton to New York in the Probus, 21 March to 28 July 1844. The log does not record descriptions of cargo, trading, or ports.
Document Type Logbook, Manuscript
Theme(s) Trade and Commerce
Keywords seafaring, trade, navigation, weather, crew, discipline, punishment, supplies, passengers, repairs, seaman duties, disease, death
Countries USA; Philippines; China
Places Hong Kong; Manila; New York; Macau; Jakarta
Ports Boston, USA; Guangzhou, China
Ships Probus, Sarah Parker, Canton
People Captain Sumner
Additional Information Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Massachusetts Historical Society catalogue.
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