Log of the schooner PORPOISE
| Author/creator | Curtis, James Freeman author. |
| Other author | Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) digitiser. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2022. |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://www.lifeatsea.amdigital.co.uk/documents/detail/log-of-the-schooner-porpoise/21776230 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-2834 |
| Summary | Narrative log of the schooner PORPOISE, kept by James Freeman Curtis in narrative format, 1821-1822, while cruising the southern coast of the United States and around Cuba in search of pirates. The vessel sailed from Portsmouth, N.H. and was in St. Augustine at the time of Spain's secession of Florida to the United States. Brief stops include Charleston, South Carolina, St. Augustine, Havana, Cuba, and the Virgin Islands. Curtis left the PORPOISE on 13 August 1822 at Boca Chica, Colombia to command the schooner WILLIAM BAYARD on its return to New York. The PORPOISE was commanded by James Ramage. |
| General note | Massachusetts Historical Society: Curtis-Stevenson Family Papers. |
| Original version | Reproduction of: Log of the schooner PORPOISE, 1821-1822. |
| Location of original | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Copyright note | Material sourced from the Massachusetts Historical Society |
Availability
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |