Manuscript Group 1060, Ship Canvass Back Journal, 1860 – 1861

 

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Manuscript Group 1060, Ship Canvass Back

 

Journal, 1860 – 1861, 1 volume

 

Kept by a sailor aboard the Canvass Back from August 13, 1860 to
January 2, 1861 while on a voyage with Captain Ray s. Clark from New York to
Hong Kong.  Contains notations on the weather, sea conditions, sightings of
marine life, and personal reflections on the Civil War.

 

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