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An account (partial, missing last three pages) of a man traveling with three companions by ship around Cape Horn to San Francisco, Calif. Extensive descriptions of events and sights with dated entries, some very brief, that include weather observations and latitude and longitude coordinates. The journey begins at Albany, N.Y. on the steamship Issac Newton to New York City, N.Y. where they board the clipper ship Sovereign of the Seas. He gives details of an arduous journey that includes several encounters between the captain and crew members some of whom are whipped in front of the passengers and are kept in irons. The last journal entry is for Nov. 14, "This we hope is the last Sunday at sea."

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W.D. Heis sea voyage journal : Albany, N.Y., to San Francisco, Calif., 1852 July 29-Nov.14.
Creator
Heis, W. D., creator
Published
1852
Full Collection Name
Selections from The Bancroft Library
Project Name
Gold Rush Materials
Other Identifiers
BANC MSS 2009/30
Subject (Person)
Heis, W. D.
Sovereign of the Seas (Ship)
Subject (Topic)
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Gold discoveries
Gold mines and mining
Geographic Coverage
California
Type
Text
Format
Diaries
Language
English
Archive
The Bancroft Library
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