Shipmasters.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Black family letters
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924064936234]
Identifier: 3817
Scope and content
Chiefly personal letters of John R. Black (freighter captain on the Great Lakes) to his parents. The letters are written from Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Ashtabula, Detroit, Marquette, Cleveland, Hancock, and Milwaukee. Occasional letters of other family members, including William A. (Will) Black, Thomas Black, George Black, and Margaret Black. Also, personal letters to members of the Black family from friends and relatives. Of interest is a letter from a cousin (no name, 1900) from North...
Dates:
1792-1900.
John Melmoth Dow papers
Collection — Mapcase folder 3
Identifier: 2765
Abstract
Personal and professional papers of John M. Dow. Also included are letters and newspaper clippings concerning political events in Central America in the second half of the nineteenth century. Dow also pursued his interests as a naturalist, exploring the Central American coast to collect marine flora and fauna.
Dates:
1798-1918.
Joseph M. Chase ships' logs
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924065438180]
Identifier: 4090
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.