Manuscripts

Jacob Townsend Journal

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Description: This journal includes some pages of accounting from 1843-1848, with the bulk focused on the author's voyage from Boston to California. Journal was rebound October 1983. Includes separated binding.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1849.
Call number: mssHM 47354
Creator: Townsend, Jacob (active 19th century)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased for the Huntington from Burger & Evans by the Library Gift Fund, June 1981.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.

Overland Journal

Manuscripts

Title given by the creator is "Journal of a Trip across the plains in 1852." Journal was unbound and then rebound August 1982. Includes separated binding.

mssHM 19333

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Jacob Rambo journal

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Personal journal kept by Reverend Jacob Rambo during his first mission to West Africa from February 1849 to the end of December 1852.

mssHM 83454

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George Washington Felt journal

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The journal covers Felt's voyages on board the ship Rival from Boston to San Francisco, San Francisco to Callao, Peru, and then from Callao to Hampton Roads. Felt gives great detail regarding the events on board the ship, fights among the crew, daily chores and duties, ships and locations passed, the weather and sea conditions, and the longitude and latitude of the ship. The last few pages of the journal are "reminiscences" Felt wrote after the voyage regarding his feelings about being a sailor and his memories of San Francisco (including a visit to a Chinese Temple), and Callao and the Chincha Islands, Peru. Scattered throughout the journal are sketches of ships drawn by Felt; also included is a photo of Felt.

mssHM 63174

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Thomas Cochran journal of a journey to Yo-Semite Valley

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Journal of a journey to Yosemite Valley and a voyage from San Francisco to the Isthmus of Panama aboard the ship Sacramento.

mssHM 52693

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Journal containing arrivals and departures of ships at San Francisco

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This journal contains a list of ship arrivals and departures in San Francisco from April 1 to December 31, 1874. Griffith includes some information about the ships including their cargos, days of voyage, whether or not ships are cleared, and ports of destination for those ships departing from San Francisco.

mssHM 68188

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Jairus Beal diary

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The journal covers the voyage on the barque Apthorp from New York to Havana, then to Antwerp and then to Boston. Beal talks about the voyage and his crew members, but also reminisces about his youth and childhood days, talks about religion and his religious beliefs. He makes a few comments about his experience in Havana. Parts of the journal are written to Beal's wife; he often talks about their marriage, the prospect of having children and relationships and love in general. The second half of his journal is a daily log of the voyage starting March 31 and ending August 26 after their arrival in Sydney. Beal gives the ship's position, wind conditions, etc.

mssHM 72868

Jacob Townsend Journal

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