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Title Log of the Eagle
Reference Log 940
Library Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum
Collection Logbooks
Date Aug 1820 - Nov 1821
Author / Creator Haskell, Nehemiah
Description The logbook of the schooner Eagle details a voyage from Boston to Hawaii. Master was William Cole; log keeper was Nehemiah Haskell. It is an incomplete daily log describing wind, weather, location, disorderly conduct, shipboard occupations, and death at sea. Includes news of the wreck of the Cleopatra’s Barge. Bound with the Paragon, Phoenix, Friendship, Leander, and Talent.
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, culture, customs, indigenous people, flora and fauna, animals, supplies
Countries USA
Places Hawaii
Ports Boston, USA
Ships Eagle
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