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A guide to the Voyage to California from the Port of Boston in the ship Masconomo, 1853
HDC0110 (SAFR 14025)  
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Description
The sea journal titled Voyage to California from the Port of Boston in the ship Masconomo (SAFR 14025, HDC 110) covers the period from January 1, 1853 to June 13, 1853 in 183 entries (one per day). The master of the vessel was Captain A.D. Cobb. The sea journal was kept by Frank S. Brown who records the daily activity on the vessel, winds, sailors, passing vessels, passengers, fish shales, sharks, and birds, as well as giving the longitude and latitude, knots, and miles out. The collection has been processed to the collection level and is open to use without restrictions.
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This finding aid does not have an agency history, biography, or historical note.
Extent
1 item.
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Availability
This collection is open for use unless otherwise noted.