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Liverpool (Ship)
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1777
.06 linear feet (1 volume)
Midshipman Frederick John Rendell kept this logbook on board the H.M.S. Liverpool, captained by Rowley Lambert, Esq., from April 29, 1863 through June 5, 1864. The volume, whose covers are missing, includes six maps and six sketches. Entries... more
Mars (Ship)
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1879
.06 linear feet (1 volume)
This volume contains logbooks of the H.M.S. Mars and the H.M.S. Formidable. The Mars was captained by James Newburgh Strange, and this log was kept by Midshipman Frederick John Rendell from January 1, 1862 through February 7, 1863. It contains... more
Orlando (Cruiser)
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2303
.17 linear feet (1 volume)
This logbook was kept by [?] Leir on board the H.M.S. Orlando, H.M.S. Aurora, H.M.S. Grafton, H.M.S. Powerful, H.M.S. Victorious, and H.M.S. Terrible while cruising from Portsmouth, England stopping at the ports of Gibraltar, Malta, Port Said,... more
Robinson, Robert Spencer, Sir, 1809-1889
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2592
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Sir Robert Spencer Robinson kept this volume, which contains a log of the H.M.S. Yarrow and the H.M.S. Dublin, as well as notes about the H.M.S. Hydra and the H.M.S. Arrogant. The H.M.S. Dublin log was kept from August 2, 1831-May 4, 1832, when... more
Gilmore, James Clifford, 1834-1918
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1160
.02 linear feet (1 volume)
James Clifford Gilmore, a sea captain of Searsport, Maine, kept this logbook of the ships Henry Darling and Caro. He kept the log on board the bark Henry Darling from 1860-1862 on voyages from Boston, New York, and Portland to Valparaiso, Havana,... more
Dudley Buck (Steamboat)
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 853
.04 linear feet (1 volume)
This logbook was kept on board the steamship Dudley Buck by its engineer, from June 4-October 6, 1865. The ship sailed from and to the ports of New York, Mobile, New Orleans, Brazos de Santiago, Indianola, Corpus Christi, Ft. Barrancas, St. Marks,... more
Egeria (Ship)
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2930
.04 linear feet (1 volume)
William Swann, Jr. kept this logbook from September 22, 1858-March 7, 1859 during a voyage from New York to Shanghai on board the merchant ship Egeria. The ship's captain, W. M. Bisbee, died during the voyage, on January 12, 1859 and was succeeded... more
Roper, Charles Donnison
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2625
.08 linear feet (1 volume)
Charles Donnison Roper, a midshipman in the British Navy, kept this logbook of the H.M.S. Camperdown, H.M.S. Blenheim, H.M.S. Achilles, and H.M.S. Wanderer. Entries for the Camperdown date January 1-March 29, 1894, as the ship traveled from Smyrna... more
Macedonian (Sloop of war : 1852-1875)
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3063
.29 linear feet (1 volume)
These three logbooks were kept on board the U.S.S. Macedonian during a trip from New York to Japan between February 1853 and May 1855. Two were kept by John R. C. Lewis and the third was kept by Lawrence F. Lewis. The Macedonian was one of the... more
Day, Sargent S
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 742
.13 linear feet (2 volumes)
These two logbooks were kept by Sargent S. Day on board numerous ships. One volume contains entries made from May 27, 1835-November 28, 1838 aboard an unidentified ship on voyages between Boston; Hobart, Tasmania; and Sydney, New South Wales in... more
Colorado (Frigate)
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3672
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Watch, quarter, and station billet book of the U.S.S. Colorado, kept by the ship's executive officer probably during the period of the American Civil War. The name E[dgar] C. Merriman, U.S. Navy, is stamped on the flyleaf
Nye, Haile C. T
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2273
.08 linear feet (1 volume)
Haile C. T. Nye, an ensign in the United States Navy, kept this logbook on board the U.S.S. Kansas, commanded by Commander Allen V. Reed, and the U.S.S. Richmond, commanded by Captain Thomas Pattison. Entries for the U.S.S. Kansas date from August... more
Walter H. Thorndike (Ship)
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3214
.04 linear feet (1 volume)
This logbook was kept on board the Walter H. Thorndike, a merchant ship out of Rockland, Maine, between July 8, 1867 and May 3, 1868 during trips between Rockland, the Delaware breakwater, Philadelphia, Salem, New York, Jamaica, and Cuba. The ship... more
William Baxter (Steamboat)
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3935
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Charles L. Sneden kept this logbook from September 11-19, 1872 on the first trip east of the steam canal boat William Baxter, which left Buffalo, New York on September 11
Chandler, William, of Warminster
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 514
.29 linear feet (1 box)
These papers of William Chandler, Lieutenant in the United States Navy, include a logbook, a journal, text books and notes about seamanship and navigation, and other related materials. Included is a logbook of the U.S. prize schooner Patuxent... more
William G. Anderson (Ship)
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3329
.04 linear feet (1 volume)
Wallace Willant kept this logbook on board the ship "William G. Anderson," commanded by Captain James Hall. Entries were made from September 27, 1859-February 25, 1860 during a voyage from Boston to Cape Town, South Africa and from the beginning... more
Yankee Blade (Schooner)
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2805
.04 linear feet (1 volume)
N. B. Snow kept this logbook on board the schooner Yankee Blade from August 7, 1862 through December 1, 1863. The ship was commanded by A. Colby and made voyages between Bucksport, Maine; Cardenas and Matanzas, Cuba; Philadelphia; Port Royal,... more
Petrel (Bark)
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2125
.04 linear feet (1 volume)
This volume contains the logbook of several whaling ships, including the Petrel and the Franklin Adams. The Petrel was a whaling ship out of New Bedford, Massachusetts, captained by Philiip H. Reed and later J. G. Reed, and this logbook contains... more
May Flower (Ship)
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1923
.15 linear feet (1 volume)
This log book of the May Flower consists of two logs bound together, one dated February 29, 1859-July 20, 1860 and the other dated September 18, 1860-October 7, 1861. James T. Seaver, a seaman of Chelsea, Massachusetts, kept the logs and William... more