Bound manuscript diary ([275] pages) which begins on March 18, 1879, as Benson leaves Boston for Madagascar and Zanzibar. He arrives in Tamature (Toamasina), Madagascar, in mid-June 1879, spends a month in port, and then two weeks in Zanzibar. After s...
Description:
Charles Benson (1830-1881) was an African American sailor serving as steward on the bark Glide, a merchant ship carrying bales of cotton goods to Madagascar and Zanzibar, and picking up rubber there. For further information on Benson and his diaries s...
Subject (Geographic):
Massachusetts, Salem., United States., Madagascar, United States, Madagascar., Tanzania, Zanzibar., and Zanzibar
Subject (Name):
Benson, Charles A., 1830-1881., Benson, Margaret Jenny, (d. 1921), and Glide (Bark)
Subject (Topic):
African American sailors, Merchant ships, Sailors, Medical care, Seafaring life, and Commerce
