Rogers, Robert Possac, (1824-1907?)
Journal of a voyage from Boston to Rio de Janeiro on board ship
Franklin1842 October 5-1842 November 26, 1847
MSS 097, Item 064
6 v. ; 25 cm.
Journal kept by Robert Possac Rogers aboard the ship Franklin
documenting the voyage from Boston to Rio de Janeiro between October 5, 1842, and November 26,
1842.
Materials entirely in English.
University of Delaware Library, Special
Collections
Source
Purchase, 1956.
Access Restrictions
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Citation
MSS 097, Item 064, Robert Possac Rogers, Journal of a voyage from Boston to Rio de Janeiro on
board ship Franklin, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark,
Delaware.
Shelving Summary
- Item 064: Shelved in SPEC MSS 097
Materials Available in Alternative FormatA digitized copy of the journal is available at the University of Delaware Digital Institutional Repository.
Processing
Processed and encoded by Norieta Hagerty, January 2007.
Historical Note
The merchant ship Franklin was based in Boston, Massachusetts. The journal is a
personal narrative about the journey from Boston, Massachusetts to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
between October 5, 1842, and November 26, 1842, written by Robert Possac Rogers (1824-1907?)
during the time he served in the capacity of clerk to the supercargo, who managed the commercial
aspects of the voyage. The captain of the ship was Samuel Kennedy.
"Supercargo." Library of Congress: Authorities. http://authorities.loc.gov (accessed
January 31, 2007).
"Bachelors of Arts Harvard University: Class 1944." Find My Surnames: Surnames Site.
http://surnamesite.com/harvard/harvard1844.htm (accessed January 31, 2007). Additional information derived from the collection.
Scope and Content Note
These volumes document the voyage from Boston to Rio de Janeiro between October 5, 1842, and
November 26, 1842, on the ship Franklin and contains an account of life aboard the
ship, weather reports, information about crew members and officers, ships seen, and the ship's
arrival in Rio de Janeiro.
With the journal are five unbound volumes that recount the voyage,
written in 1847, to be presented as a series of talks. The log consists of unbound leaves with
wrapper, 24 pages long. The accompanying letters are unbound signatures (gathers and folds)
titled "Letter First," "Letter Second," etc., each 24 pages long.
Selected Search Terms
Personal Names
Rogers, Robert Possac, (1824-1907?)--Diaries.Corporate Names
Franklin (Ship)
Topical Terms
Merchant mariners--19th century--Diaries.Seafaring life--19th century.Seafaring life--19th century--Sources.Shipping--New England--19th century.
Shipping--New England--19th century--Sources.Shipping--Brazil--19th century.
Shipping--Brazil--19th century--Sources.
Geographic Terms
Atlantic Ocean--Description and travel.
Atlantic Ocean--History--19th
century--Sources.
Form/Genre Terms
Diaries.
Occupation
Merchant mariners.
Related Materials in this Repository
This item forms part of MSS 097 Diaries, Journals, and Ships' Logs Collection.
Detailed Contents List
064Journal of a voyage from Boston to Rio de Janeiro on board ship
Franklin1842 October 5-1842 November 26PDF (29.19 MB)
064Narrative of events in journalcirca 1847PDF (24.63 MB)
064Letter Firstcirca 1847PDF (54.66 MB)
064Letter Secondcirca 1847PDF (50.10 MB)
064No 3rdcirca 1847PDF (49.84 MB)
064Letter 4thcirca 1847PDF (44.37 MB)