Finding aid in the Library. Logbook, 1840-42. 1 v. Gift of Mrs. Dwight M. Miner, 1937. Forms part of the Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection. The logbook was kept by William Holley, captain of the ship Courier, a whaler out of New Bedford, MA, on a voyage to the west coast of South America.
Entries relate to sea and weather conditions, shipboard routine, and whale sightings and captures.
Places represented include the Azores, Magdalena Island, Galapagos Islands, and a number of points on the coasts of Chile and Peru. Transfer from the Library's Geography and Map Division, 1951. Available on microfilm. Diary entries interleaved in various printed almanacs in which Cushing comments upon daily events and church activities, including records of deaths and marriages. Also included are miscellaneous financial accounts and meteorological observations.