Research Catalog

Title

Providence logbook, 1838-1840.

Author

Providence (Ship : 1822)

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Details

Additional Authors

Adams, Alfred C.

Description

.15 linear foot (1 volume)

Summary

Alfred C. Adams, 2nd officer, kept this logbook on the merchant ship Providence, owned by Edward Carrington & Co. and commanded by Captain C. B. Peirce from December 10, 1838 through April 26, 1840. During this time, the ship sailed from Providence, Rhode Island to Batavia and Manila, thence to Macao where it discharged rum and "boxes said to contain treasure;" to Hong Kong, leaving sugar and pepper and loading cotton, lead, and ivory; and to Whampoa (near Canton) for more cotton. Entries mention minor hostilities between the Chinese and the British, resulting from Chinese objection to trade invasion. From China, the Providence sailed toward New York, via Batavia and St. Helena. The log ends en route.

Subjects

• Ships' logs
• Spice trade
• Providence (R.I.)
• Great Britain > Foreign relations > China
• Netherlands
• Lead industry and trade
• Logbooks
• International trade
• Peirce, C. B
• Cotton trade
• Huangpu Qu (Guangzhou Shi, China)
• Ivory industry
• International economic relations > History
• Batavia (Suriname)
• Macau (China : Special Administrative Region)
• Sugar trade
• Edward Carrington & Company
• Manila (Philippines)
• China > Foreign relations > Great Britain
• Providence (Ship : 1822) Logbooks
• Saint Helena
• Rum industry
• Commerce > History
• Merchant ships
• Hong Kong (China)

Genre/Form

Ships' logs.

Access (note)

• Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Call Number

MssCol 11

OCLC

755090811

Author

Providence (Ship : 1822)

Title

Providence logbook, 1838-1840.

Restricted Access

Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Added Author

Adams, Alfred C.

Research Call Number

MssCol 11