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Size | 2 items |
Abstract | Joseph C. Higgins (fl. 1844-1848) was a sailor aboard the the brig Caroline and Mary, 1844-1848, and the ship Shawmut, 1856-1860. The collection includes the nautical records kept by Higgins on successive voyages on two different merchant ships from Boston, Mass., to various southern ports, the West Indies, Latin America, Europe, and India. Logs record weather, position, soundings, other ships encountered, and chronometer rates, with poems, jokes, and essays by Joseph C. Higgins, many pertaining to relations between men and women, interspersed. |
Creator | Higgins, Joseph C., fl. 1844-1848. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, May 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Joseph C. Higgins (fl. 1844-1848) was a sailor aboard the the brig Caroline and Mary, 1844-1848, and the ship Shawmut, 1856-1860.
Back to TopThe collection includes nautical records kept by Joseph C. Higgins on successive voyages on two different merchant ships from Boston, Mass., to various southern ports, the West Indies, Latin America, Europe, and India. Logs record weather, position, soundings, other ships encountered, and chronometer rates, with poems, jokes, and essays by Joseph C. Higgins, many pertaining to relations between men and women, interspersed.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Volume 1: Journal, Joseph C. Higgins on the "Caroline and Mary," 1844-1848Includes original finding aid. |
Folder 2 |
Volume 2: Journal, Joseph C. Higgins on the "Shawmut," 1856-1860 |