Ship's log for the bark Jenny Pitts

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0045

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

Partial ship's log kept by a crew member aboard the bark Jenny Pitts describing the voyage from Galway, Ireland, to Chincha Island, Peru, between April 16, 1862, and November 10, 1862. The log primarily contains navigational data, weather reports, and notes about the health of the crew.

The logbook is a bound volume, circa 150 pages, of which 86 pages have ink entries. A partial list of the crew appears under the date November 3, 1862.

Dates

Creation: 1862 April 16-November 10

Creator

Jenny Pitts (Bark) (Organization)

Language of Materials

Materials entirely in English.

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. Please contact Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, http://library.udel.edu/spec/askspec/

Historical Note

The "barque" [bark] Jenny Pitts , captained by Hiram Hall, traveled from Galway, Ireland, around Cape Horn to Chincha Island, Peru. In Peru the ship took on a cargo of guano to be sold as fertilizer.

The G. W. Blunt White Library at Mystic Seaport has records of registry for the Jenny Pitts from 1858 through 1882.

Encyclopedia Britannica Online. "Chincha Islands." http://www.britannica.com (accessed Jan 24, 2007).Mystic Seaport. "Jenny Pitts (bark)." http://www.mysticseaport.org (accessed March 13, 2007).Additional information derived from the collection.

Extent

1 volume (circa 150 pages) ; 21 cm

Additional Description

Abstract

Partial ship's log kept by a crew member aboard the bark Jenny Pitts describing the voyage from Galway, Ireland, to Chincha Island, Peru, between April 16, 1862, and November 10, 1862.