L. A. Brown notebook and logbook, 1868-1869

Summary

Creator:

Brown, L. A.

Abstract:

L. A. Brown kept this notebook and logbook between 1868 and 1869. He utilized the first portion of the volume to record transportation and delivery of coal to various steamers in the Hoboken, New Jersey, area in early 1868. Brown noted names of steamers, amounts of coal delivered or received, and the names of tugboats towing the vessels. The second portion of the volume is a logbook for the voyage of the schooner Thomas Fitch from New London to Eleuthera, Bahamas, between April 28, 1869, and June 3, 1869. Brown recorded wind, weather, latitude and longitude, sails, and picking up pineapples for cargo. Several pages of mathematical notations at the back of the volume are accompanied by an "Inventory of the Barge Constitution."

Extent:

1 volume

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Meg Bossio, July 2024

Background

Scope and Content:

L. A. Brown kept this notebook and logbook between 1868 and 1869. He utilized the first portion of the volume to record transportation and delivery of coal to various steamers in the Hoboken, New Jersey, area in early 1868. Brown noted names of steamers, amounts of coal delivered or received, and the names of tugboats towing the vessel. The second portion of the volume is a logbook for the voyage of the schooner Thomas Fitch from New London to Eleuthera, Bahamas, between April 28, 1869, and June 3, 1869. Brown recorded wind, weather, latitude and longitude, sails, and picking up pineapples for cargo. Several pages of mathematical notations at the back of the volume are accompanied by an "Inventory of the Barge Constitution."

Biographical / Historical:

No additional historical or biographical information is available for this finding aid.

Acquisition Information:

2024. M-8051.2 .

Arrangement:

The collection consists of a single bound volume.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Subjects

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Subjects:

Coal--New Jersey--History--19th century.
Coal trade--United States--History--19th century.
Coal transportation.
Shipping.
Steamboats.
Tugboats--New Jersey--History--19th century.

Formats:

Inventories.
Logbooks.
Notebooks.
Shipping records.

Names:

Thomas Fitch (Schooner)

Places:

Eleuthera (Bahamas)
New London (Conn.)