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COLLECTION Identifier: Mss:252 1862-1865 T861

Ship Governor Troup logbook

Scope and Contents

An account of the 8th voyage of Captain Edward R. Ashley on the whaling vessel Ship Governor Troup. The ship sailed December 2, 1862 from New Bedford, Massachusetts to Hawaii and returned home on June 4, 1865. The enntries include observations of weather, wind patterns, sailing direction, ships seen, and longitude and latitude recordings.

Dates

  • Creation: 1862-1865

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Materials stored onsite. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information on access procedures and reproduction services.

Extent

.25 linear feet (1 volume)

Biographical / Historical

The ship Governor Troup was a whaling vessel out of New Bedford, Massachusetts. It was built in New York, New York in 1833.

Physical Location

MANU

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Charles H. Taylor.

Existence and Location of Copies

Logbook of ship William C. Nye is available on microfilm (1 reel, 35mm.) for use in the Baker Library Special Collections Reading Room, Baker Library. Order no. 78-2404. It is also available on reels 727, 729-730 of the microfilm collection American Whalers and Traders in the Pacific, published by the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau of Australian National University, or Order no. 98-1754, reels 12, 14-15.

Processing Information

Processed: April 2021 By: Baker Library Special Collections Staff

Processing Information

To enhance discoverability, this collection was removed from an artificial collection of logbooks of whalers from Massachusetts in April 2021.

Author
Baker Library
Description rules
dacs
Language of description
und
EAD ID
bak01401

Repository Details

Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository

Baker Library Special Collections and Archives holds unique resources that focus on the evolution of business and industry, as well as the records of the Harvard Business School, documenting the institution's development over the last century. These rich and varied collections support research in a diverse range of fields such as business, economic, social and cultural history as well as the history of science and technology.

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