Descriptive Summary
Woodson Research Center,
Fondren Library, Rice University, Houston,
Texas
Endicott, Nathan H.
Log of the Ships Janus, Dawn, and Glide, 1809-1815
1809-1815
Materials are in English.
MS 233
1 folder containing 1 bound volume in clamshell box
This is a 280-page Seaman's Journal dating from the early 19th century, inscribed with 169 pages of handwritten notes regarding weather conditions, location, course, and events on board the ships Janus, Dawn and Glide on three separate voyages, each originating from or arriving at Massachusetts.
Biographical Note
Nathan H. Endicott was apparently involved in maritime commerce in Massachusetts during the early 19th century. He kept logs of travels to Sumatra, and Archangel, Russia.
Scope and Contents
This is a 280-page Seaman's Journal inscribed with 169 pages of handwritten notes regarding weather conditions, location, course, and events on board the ships Janus, Dawn and Glide on three separate voyages. The first voyage was on the Janus from Salem, Massachusetts to Sumatra with a cargo of pepper on the return trip. The second was onboard the Dawn from Salem, Massachusetts to Archangel, Russia, and the third was onboard the Glide from Archangel, Russia to Salem, Massachusetts.
Access Restrictions
This material is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Log of the Ships Janus, Dawn and Glide 1809-1815 must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.
Preferred Citation
Logbook of Nathan H. Endicott,1809-1815, MS 233, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University
Acquisition Information
Corinne Garrison Whittington Manuscript Collection. Gift of Friends of Fondren .
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Endicott, Nathan H.
Tucker, Samuel.
Subjects
Commerce
Shipping
Ships - Massachusetts.
Shipping - Massachusetts.
Subjects (Places)
Salem (Massachusetts) - Business, industries, and trades - Shipping.
Massachusetts - Business, industries, and trades - Shipping.
Arkhangelsk (Russia) - Business, industries, and trades - Shipping.
Salem (Massachusetts) - Transportation - Ships.
Massachusetts - Transportation - Ships.
United States - Commerce.
Sumatra (Indonesia) - Commerce - United States.Indonesia - Commerce - United States.
Russia - Commerce - United States.
Subjects (Ships)
Janus (Ship: 1809-1831)
Dawn (Brig).
Glide (Ship).
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Series I: Log of the Ships Janus, Dawn, and Glide 1809-1815
Log of the Ships Janus, Dawn, and Glide 1809-1815
Bound volume (8 x 13 in) enclosed in clamshell box. Binding tight, pages foxed, marbled boards.