Strong, Frederick G., fl. 1865-1866.
Journal of a voyage from Boston to
Newfoundland1865 November 12-1866 June 9
MSS 097, Item 071
1 v. (ca. 68 p.) ; 34 cm.
Ship's log kept by Frederick G. Strong aboard the schooner Lena
documenting the shipping voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, to The Bay of Islands,
Newfoundland, from November 12, 1865, to June 9, 1866.
Materials entirely in English.
University of Delaware Library - Special
Collections
Source
Purchase, 1956.
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Citation
MSS 097, Item 071, Frederick G. Strong, Journal of a voyage from Boston to
Newfoundland, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark,
Delaware.
Shelving Summary
- Item 071: Shelved in SPEC MSS 097 oversize
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, March 2007.
Historical Note
Frederick G. Strong was a crewman on the schooner Lena for the
shipping voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, to The Bay of Islands, Newfoundland,
from November 12, 1865, to June 9, 1866. The captain of the vessel was Charles R.
Medanal. The ship ran aground on a sandbar near Wood Island, Maine, on June 8, 1866. The ship
was condemned and sold the next day for $360. The cargo was sold for $50.
The author records that the schooners Hanner and
Sirocco were lost on Cape St. George and all hands perished.
Information derived from the collection.
Scope and Content Note
This volume documents the merchant voyage of the schooner Lena on the
voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, to The Bay of Islands, Newfoundland, from
November 12, 1865, to June 9, 1866. It contains navigational data, weather reports,
and other ships spotted.
The journal is one bound volume, circa 68 pages.
The author recorded entries on 38 of the pages. The existing entries were recorded in ink. The sea journal was printed with a navigational,
marine-based chart on each page, although the author did not provide this level of
detail for each entry.
Selected Search Terms
Corporate Names
Lena (Schooner)
Topical Terms
Logbooks--19th century--Specimens.
Shipping--Newfoundland and
Labrador--19th century--Sources.Shipping--New England--19th
century--Sources.
Schooner--19th
century--Sources.
Form/Genre Terms
Ships' logs.
Occupation
Merchant mariners--Diaries.
Related Materials in this Repository
This item forms part of MSS 097 Diaries, Journals, and Ships' Logs collection.
Detailed Contents List
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Journal of a voyage from Boston to
Newfoundland1865 November 12-1866 June 9
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