Farwell (Ship)

Tonquin (Ship) logbook, 1845-1846 by Tonquin (Ship)( mixd )
in 英语 and held by 1 library worldwide
The logbook of the ship Tonquin details a shipping voyage from Boston to Guangzhou, China, Hong Kong, and New York, Mar. 1845-Feb. 1846. The ship's owners were George R. Minot, Frederick H. and James B. Bradlee, Nathaniel Hooper, and Frederick William Macondray; the master was William G. Blackler; the logbook keeper was Samuel Bridges. The ship's home port was Boston. The logbook includes details of the ship's cargo, lumber; wounds and injuries suffered by the merchant mariners on board; frequent illness and diseases on board, including malaria (ague), fever and dysentery; details of the ship's equipment and supplies, specifically provisions; and the naval medicine practiced on board. The logbook continues while in port. During its voyage the Tonquin spoke the brig Boxer; the ships Carthage, Farwell, Frederick Warren, Huntress, J.Q. Adams, and Palimar; the schooner Elizabeth, the barks John Bull and Thomas Lee; and the vessels (of unknown rigging) Ann Mariera, Jacob Perkins, Natches, and Tarter.