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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Log of the Ship Ocean Pearl, 1854-1855, Kept by Alfred Tufts |
| Reference | Ms. N-1690 |
| Library | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Collection | Tufts Family Papers |
| Date | 28 Nov 1854 - 16 Nov 1855 |
| Author / Creator | Tufts, Alfred |
| Description | Journal with log information kept by passenger Alfred Tufts from 1854-1855 (with gaps) while on a trading voyage aboard the ship Ocean Pearl out of Boston, Massachusetts. The ship made brief stops at Valaparaiso, Chile, Honolulu, Hawaii, Hong Kong, China, Manila, Philippines, and Anjier in the Sunda Strait, and returned to New York City. Included are drawings of the headlands of Staten Land, South America, an iceberg, and Diamond Head in Honolulu. The volume continues with his diary at Hawaii and narrative log aboard Frances Palmer to San Francisco, September to October 1855. The ship was commanded by Winthrop Sears. |
| Document Type | Manuscript, Logbook, Journal |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce |
| Keywords | passengers, weather, climate, trade, missionary, seafaring, seasickness, health, sport, social life, fishing, book, wildlife, scenery, flora and fauna, indigenous peoples, Kanaka, cigar, manufacturing, diet |
| Countries | USA; China; Argentina; Philippines |
| Places | Boston; Valparaiso; Hawaii; Honolulu; Sunda Strait; Isla de Los Estados; Hong Kong; St Helena |
| Ports | Valparaiso, Chile; Hong Kong, China; Honolulu, USA; Manila, Philippines |
| Company | Adams and Company |
| Ships | Voyager, Canada, Allen Gardner, Alice and Raymond, Independence, Fanny Major, Wizard, Halcyon, Spitfire, Don Quixote, Frances Palmer, Ocean Pearl |
| People | Captain Crowell; Captain Winthrop Sears; George Tufts; Edward Everett; Charles Lunt; Edward Brewer |
| Additional Information | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Massachusetts Historical Society catalogue. |
| Copyright | Massachusetts Historical Society |
