A guide to the Voyage to California from the Port of Boston in the ship Masconomo, 1853
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A Guide to the Voyage to California from the Port of Boston in the ship Masconomo
HDC0110
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service2012, National Park Service
Title: Voyage to California from the Port of Boston in the ship Masconomo
Date: 1853
Identifier/Call Number: HDC0110 (SAFR 14025)
Physical Description:
1 item.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: 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.
Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Language(s):
In English.
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[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item
Number], HDC0110 (SAFR 14025), Voyage to California from the Port of Boston in the ship Masconomo, San Francisco Maritime
National Historical Park
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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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.
Brown also tells of being homesick and says he wishes he could see land and go to church on Sundays. His writing includes
a pleasant humor such as when telling about a mock court on page 86 and the troubles among women passengers. On April 15 he
sets the day he thinks they should arrive in San Francisco as May 19. On pages 166-174, after the entries for arriving in
San Francisco, is the "Sermon written and preached by F.S. Brown on board the ship MASCONOMO Latitude 37 36' N Longitude 123
41'W." A few pages from the end are poems, and the last page is a "Bill of fare in the ship MASCONOMO."
This is a single item collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Diaries
Brown, Frank S.
Masconomo (passenger vessel)