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Title Log of the Ship Levant, 1819-1821
Reference Ms. N-1997
Library Massachusetts Historical Society
Collection Samuel Cary Papers, 1766-1870
Date 1819-1821
Author / Creator Cary, Charles
Description Log kept by Charles Cary while aboard the ship Levant on a trading voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to the northwest coast of North America and Guangzhou, China, 1819-1821. Entries record stopping at the Columbia River and leaving with 134 bales of furs and collecting sandalwood in Oahu, Hawaii. Harbor log kept at Hawaii and Canton.
Document Type Logbook, Manuscript
Theme(s) Trade and Commerce
Keywords navigation, seafaring, fur trade, food, supplies, seaman duties, king, sandalwood, cargo, skins, repairs, chow-chow, sailing directions
Countries USA; China; Chile
Places Hawaii; Guangzhou; Columbia River; San Diego; Valparaiso; Fort George; Huangpu
Ports Boston, USA; Guangzhou, China; Columbia River, USA
Ships Levant, Columbia, Ophelia, Canton Packet
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