Scope and content
Ship logs kept by Joseph M. Chase, master of the whaling vessels Catharine and Franklin out of Nantucket, Massachusetts.
Dates
- 1825-1844.
Creator
- Chase, Joseph M. (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Joseph Chase was the grandfather of Isabell Chase Burnett and the brother of Owen Chase. While Owen Chase was aboard the whaleship "Essex" an 85 ft. whale rammed the ship twice, which sank in ten minutes. Twenty crew members escaped to boats with few provisions; eight survived, including Owen Chase. The story inspired Melville's MOBY DICK.
Extent
1 volumes. (1 volumes.)
2 microfilm reels. (2 microfilm reels.)
Language of Materials
English
Alternate Form Available
Original manuscript and microfilm copy.
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)