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Logbooks of Boxer, America, Cadmus, and Seneca, and Instrument of Public Protest

Title
Logbooks of Boxer, America, Cadmus, and Seneca, and Instrument of Public Protest, 1818-1821, 1824.
Author
Copland, James.

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Instrument of Public Protest, 1824 JulyMixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 667 Instrument of Public Protest, 1824 JulySchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
Log books. James Copland. 1818-1821.Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 667 Log books. James Copland. 1818-1821.Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • America (Ship)
  • Boxer (Ship)
  • Cadmus (Brig)
  • Seneca (Ship)
Description
.29 linear foot (1 volume)
Summary
Mariner James Copland kept this logbook aboard the Boxer (on which he was employed by John Jacob Astor) from March 1-May 9, 1818; the America from January 28-June 17, 1819; the Cadmus, captained by Reuben Brumly, from September 1, 1819-January 25, 1820; and the Seneca from June 1, 1820-February 6, 1821. Entries record the ships' voyages from New York to Hamburg and St. Petersburg; Madeira to Calcutta; Calcutta to New York; New York to Cape Verde, Montevideo, Cuba, and back to New York. Includes observations, happenings on board, entertainment at ports, sightseeing at Elsinore, quarantine and customs regulations, information about the cost of goods, weekly Bible classes on the Seneca, the death of [?] Hyslop, supercargo on the Seneca, and other matters. Also included is a "Public Instrument of Declaration and Protest," dated July 1824, found in the logbook , in which Copland recorded events leading to the confiscation of the ship General Brown and its cargo in the port of Callao, Peru during Peru's war for independence. This document appears to be missing pages, as Copland's account ends mid-sentence.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Ships' logs.
  • Legal instruments.
Access (note)
  • Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Call Number
MssCol 667
OCLC
751997440
Author
Copland, James.
Title
Logbooks of Boxer, America, Cadmus, and Seneca, and Instrument of Public Protest, 1818-1821, 1824.
Restricted Access
Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Added Author
America (Ship)
Boxer (Ship)
Cadmus (Brig)
Seneca (Ship)
Research Call Number
MssCol 667
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