Journal of a voyage from Boston to Rio de Janeiro on board ship Franklin
Scope and Content Note
These volumes document the voyage from Boston to Rio de Janeiro between October 5, 1842, and November 26, 1842, on the ship Franklin and contain an account of life aboard the ship, weather reports, information about crew members and officers, ships seen, and the ship's arrival in Rio de Janeiro.
With the journal are five unbound volumes that recount the voyage, written in 1847, to be presented as a series of talks. The log consists of unbound leaves with wrapper, 24 pages long. The accompanying letters are unbound signatures (gathers and folds) titled "Letter First," "Letter Second," etc., each 24 pages long.
Dates
- Creation: 1842 October 5-November 26, 1847
Creator
- Rogers, Robert Possac, (1824-1907?) (Person)
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 merchant ship Franklin was based in Boston, Massachusetts. The journal is a personal narrative about the journey from Boston, Massachusetts to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between October 5, 1842, and November 26, 1842, written by Robert Possac Rogers (1824-1907?) during the time he served in the capacity of clerk to the supercargo, who managed the commercial aspects of the voyage. The captain of the ship was Samuel Kennedy.
"Supercargo." Library of Congress: Authorities. http://authorities.loc.gov (accessed January 31, 2007)."Bachelors of Arts Harvard University: Class 1944." Find My Surnames: Surnames Site. http://surnamesite.com/harvard/harvard1844.htm (accessed January 31, 2007). Additional information derived from the collection.
Extent
6 volume ; 25 cm
Abstract
Journal kept by Robert Possac Rogers aboard the ship Franklin documenting the voyage from Boston to Rio de Janeiro between October 5, 1842, and November 26, 1842.
Source
Purchase, 1956.
Materials Available in Alternative Format
A digitized copy of the journal is available at the University of Delaware Digital Institutional Repository .
Shelving Summary
- Item 0064: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0097
OCLC Number
Processing
Processed and encoded by Norieta Hagerty, January 2007.
Subject
- Rogers, Robert Possac, (1824-1907?)--Diaries (Person)
- Franklin (Ship) (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Atlantic Ocean--Description and travel
- Atlantic Ocean--History--19th century
- Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Journal of a voyage from Boston to Rio de Janeiro on board ship Franklin
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
- Date
- 2007 January 31
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository