Logs of the LEO, Francis Palmer and Gem of the Sea : Diaries, Journals and Logbooks 1853-1854.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Day, Henry E, author.

Contributor:

Adam Matthew Digital (Firm), digitiser.

Series:

Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-3275

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Navies.

Sailors.

Logbooks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2022.

Summary:

Logbook, 1853-1854, kept by seaman Henry E. Day onboard the Bark LEO. Capt. William A. Miller commanded this voyage from New York to Marseille, Malaga and Gilbraltar. Day describes seafaring life; including a musical session, and harbour life. The LEO also carried 5 passengers from Gibraltar to New York; Logbook, 1853, kept by seaman Henry E. Day onboard the FRANCIS PALMER, for a trans-Atlantic trading voyage. The FRANCIS PALMER was successively commanded by four Captains; Smith, Nathaniel Thompson, Chas. L. Blake, and finally the first mate. Each retired their position on account of bad health. Day describes life on board; desertions, and lingering sickness among the captain and crew, as well as activities in the ports of Machais, Maine, Sierra Leone, Marseille, and Gibraltar; Logbook, 1857, kept by seaman Henry E. Day onboard the GEM OF THE SEAS, for a trans-Atlantic trading voyage, William A. Miller master. Day describes life on board; including altercations among the crew, and life on shore in Cadiz; a murder, and a bull fight.

Notes:

AMDigital Reference:Log 985.

Mystic Seaport Museum: Logbooks.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.