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Journal, 1843 July 19-1845 January 23 : Diaries, Journals and Logbooks 19 Jul 1843 - 23 Jan 1845.
Life at Sea : Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-1900 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ammons, Joseph, author.
- Series:
- Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-3070
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Navies.
- Sailors.
- Indian Ocean.
- Logbooks.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2022.
- Summary:
- Journal kept by Joseph Ammons on board the Ship ROMAN of New Bedford, Massachusetts. H Shockley, master, for a voyage to the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean whaling grounds. Contains whale stamps. Mentions death at sea, injury at sea, contact with Indigenous people. Made 8 ports-of-call and spoke 44 vessels. Mentions a brig in Bahia which came in with cargo of enslaved people (300 of 900 had died enroute).
- Notes:
- AMDigital Reference:Log 792.
- Mystic Seaport Museum: Logbooks.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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