1791 May 11-12, 1798 December 6, and 1814 March-1815 February
Call Number:
WA MSS S-126
Collection Title:
Voyage from Boston : to the north west coast of America, 1800-1820 / by Ralph Haskins
Image Count:
85
Alternative Title:
Journal of a voyage from London to Madeira, in the ship John Adams of Boston, James James, Commander - kept by James Elburn mate and Navigation began 6th December 1798
Description:
Imperfect: several pages between p. 4-5 of first section have been removed., In three sections according to orientation of text; each section paginated separately by the cataloger., and Volume contains unnumbered pages as well as text written in both directions.
Subject (Geographic):
Boston (Mass.) --1810-1820 and Massachusetts
Subject (Name):
Haskins, Ralph, 1779-1852
Subject (Topic):
Seafaring life and Voyages and travels --History --19th century
Holograph journal of the author’s naval service from 1845 to 1861, with some verses dated 1867. The volume begins with a summary of his service on the HMS Seaflower, sailing between Jersey and northern France, as well as on the steam ship Sidon. He then describes his service on the HMS Orestes, with which he sails to Mozambique, Zanzibar, and Mauritius. He mentions the weather and routine ship duties, as well as shoots gazelles and hippopotami and chases various vessels, including a number of slave ships. On November 19, 1851, they begin to chase a brig, but gives up when it hoists American colors; in January 1852, they chase and take the Maryanne, a brig from Havana equipped for the slave trade, whose crew the writer describes as all seeming to be "hardened slavers." The manuscript also contains his subsequent appointments on the HMS Excellent and HMS Terrible, and further naval service in Cornwallis, Brunswick, and Cambridge; as well as extensive records of his activities on land, in which he describes primarily routine social events, such as visits to his aunt Sarah and other friends; subscribing to the library; dancing; and flute lessons.
Subject (Geographic):
Africa --Description and travel and Great Britain --Social life and customs --19th century
Subject (Name):
Baines, Matthew Talbot, 1799-1860, Bosquet, Pierre, 1810-1870, Great Britain. Royal Navy --Diaries, Great Britain. Royal Navy --Sea life, Jones-Parry, John Parry, 1829-1920, Samwell, William, b. 1832, and Windham, Charles Ash, Sir, 1810-1870
Subject (Topic):
Elegiac poetry, English, Pen drawing, Poetry, English --19th century, Sailors --Great Britain --Diaries, Sentimentalism in literature, Slave trade --Africa, East, and Women authors
Stuart, of Southville, Connecticut, left Bridgwater for New Haven where he joined the New Haven and California Joint Stock Company. The Company chartered the bark Anna Reynolds, with Capt. John Bottom, and sailed for California. and The journal describes the 1849 voyage around the Horn, by Talcahuano to California and the return voyage in 1850. After a gap, the journal resumes with the company breaking up in San Francisco and Stuart setting off for the mines at Negro Bar on the American River. In March 1850, the journal describes passage on the ship Talma from San Francisco to Realejo, Nicaragua. There is a table of latitude and longitude readings and five pencil sketches of the shoreline of Guatemala and El Salvador.
Description:
Blank pages included in pagination but not scanned.
Subject (Geographic):
Central America --Pictorial works and Diaries --United States
Subject (Name):
Anna Reynolds (bark), New Haven and California Joint Stock Company, and Talma (Ship)
Overland journey across the Plains to Oregon /by William H. Frush, 1850-1852
Image Count:
4
Abstract:
In 1850 Frush traveled from Missouri to Oregon by way of St. Joseph, Blue River, the North Platte, and Fort Laramie, where he met his brother John and Kit Carson. They continued by South Pass, Bear River, Soda Springs, Fort Hall, Fort Boise, the Dalles, and Portland. He records graves, the names and homes of other travelers, and ends his account with events in Oregon. The diary contains drawings of Chimney Rock, Court House Rock, profile of the Snake River, and a map of the Burnt River.
Subject (Geographic):
Oregon --Baker County --Maps, West (U.S.) --Description and travel, and West (U.S.) --Maps