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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Voyage of the Houqua |
| Library | Nantucket Historical Association |
| Collection | Ships' Logs Collection |
| Date | 1855-1856 |
| Description | The Houqua was a 600 ton clipper of A A Low's fleet, built by Brown and Bell of New York in 1844. Named after a famous Chinese merchant. Henry Coleman was her first captain, but made only two voyages before retiring to Nantucket. This logbook documents a voyage from New York to Guangzhou. |
| Document Type | Logbook |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce; Employment and Labour; Social Life |
| Keywords | trade, voyage, indigenous peoples, health, navigation, weather, storm, cargo, provisions, crew, Christmas |
| Countries | USA; China |
| Ports | New York, USA; Guangzhou, China |
| Ships | Houqua |
| Additional Information | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Nantucket Historical Association catalogue. |
| Copyright | Nantucket Historical Association |
