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Field name | Value |
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Title | Log of the Parachute |
Reference | Log 1202 |
Library | Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum |
Collection | Logbooks |
Date | Feb 1831 - Dec 1831 |
Author / Creator | Kinsman, Nathaniel |
Description | The logbook of the ship Parachute details a voyage from New York to Calcutta, St Helena, and back to New York (Feb 1831 to Dec 1831). Home port was Boston; owners were Michael H Simpson and Nathaniel Kinsman; master and log keeper was Nathaniel Kinsman. It is a daily log describing wind, weather, location, pilots, provisions, and damage to ship. Log does not continue in port. |
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; India; UK |
Places | St Helena |
Ports | New York, USA; Kolkata, India |
Ships | Parachute |
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 |