A guide to the George G. Champlin (bark) logbook, 1844-1848

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2012

A Guide to the George G. Champlin (bark) logbook

HDC0063

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service
2012, National Park Service

Title: George G. Champlin (bark) logbook
Date: 1844-1848
Identifier/Call Number: HDC0063 (SAFR 14271)
Physical Description: 1 item
Repository: San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: The George G. Champlin (bark) logbook (SAFR 14271, HDC 63) is comprised of a photocopy of a logbook kept by Philip G. Bailey and later by Richard Mitchell Sherman. The logbook dates are 1844 to 1848. This collection has been processed to the collection level and is open for use without restriction.
Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Language(s): In English.

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Preferred Citation

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], HDC0063 (SAFR 14271), George G. Champlin (bark) logbook, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Acquisition Information

SAFR-00001
This collection was transferred from Golden Gate National Recreation Area to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.

Historical or Biographical Note

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Collection Scope and Content

The George G. Champlin (bark) logbook (SAFR 14271, HDC 63) is comprised of a photocopy of a logbook kept by Philip G. Bailey and later by Richard Mitchell Sherman. The logbook dates are 1844 to 1848. This collection has been processed to the collection level and is open for use without restriction.
This record documents the whaling trip from Newport, Rhode Island on November 3, 1844 to the Pacific Northwest coast. The first twenty-two pages were kept by Philip G. Bailey. The remainder of the log was kept by Richard Mitchell Sherman. The voyages of the GEORGE G CHAMPLIN, the QUIXOTE, and the EUPHEMIA comprise the volume. The last twelve pages cover the period when Sherman was employed as a clerk by William Heath Davis. The writing is very lively and with interesting entries regarding day-to-day life at sea. The logbook ends in May 1848. The Master was Captain William C. Swain.

Collection Arrangement

This collection consists of a single item.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Whaling
Logbooks
Pacific Ocean