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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | William Macy Journal |
| Reference | MSS 220/LOG 116 |
| Library | Nantucket Historical Association |
| Collection | Ships' Logs Collection |
| Date | 7 Jul 1858 - 4 Oct 1859 |
| Author / Creator | Macy, William H |
| Description | Journal kept by William H Macy, first mate onboard the Homer, during a sealing voyage to the Southern Indian Ocean. The ship had problems with leaks from early in the voyage, and on the homeward journey was severely damaged off the Cape of Good Hope. The crew just about got the vessel to Cape Town, where it was repaired. |
| Document Type | Journal, Logbook, Manuscript |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce |
| Keywords | seal, seal hunting, sealing voyage, brig, seaman duties, sealife, fishing, weather, leak, pumps, repairs, blubber, skins, storm, snow, damage, hull, masts, stores, cabin, floods |
| Countries | USA; Cape Verde; South Africa |
| Places | Azores; Tristan da Cunha; Atlantic Ocean; Indian Ocean; Cape of Good Hope; Heard Island; Kerguelen Islands |
| Ports | Nantucket, USA; Cape Town, South Africa |
| Company | McCleave and Macy |
| Ships | Homer |
| People | George Haggerty |
| 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 |
