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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Port Journal of the Belisarius and Letters from John Crowninshield |
| Reference | Log 1318 |
| Library | Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum |
| Collection | Logbooks |
| Date | Dec 1797 - Feb 1798 |
| Author / Creator | Crowninshield, John |
| Description | The port journal of the master of the ship Belisarius details a three month period spent in Calcutta, India. It includes descriptions of daily life, notes on cargo and provisions, and letters to shipping merchants in the ship’s home port of Salem. |
| 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 |
| Ports | Salem, USA; Kolkata, India |
| Ships | Belisarius |
| 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 |
