A daily journal of the voyage of the brig Otter, commanded by Samuel Hill from Boston to the Alaskan coast by way of the Sandwich Islands. Samuel Furgerson describes places visited, natives, and trade with the Indians, particularly along the Alaskan coast and Queen Charlotte Islands. The last entry comes from Thanikyloo Bay. The map, which is in color, shows the path of the brig Otter along the Northwest Coast of America., Gift of William Robertson Coe., Original binding., and Samuel Furgerson: ship's carpenter on trading voyage to the Pacific Northwest.
Subject (Geographic):
Hawaii--Description and travel, Northwest Coast of North America--Maps, Northwest, Pacific--Maps, Pacific Coast (Alaska)--Description and travel, Pacific Coast (B.C.)--Description and travel, and Queen Charlotte Islands (B.C.)--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Hill, Samuel and Otter (Brig)
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America--Alaska, Indians of North America--British Columbia, Seafaring life, Seamen--United States, and Voyages and travels--History--19th century
The brig Lydia was on a fur trading voyage from Boston to the northwest coast of North America in 1805-1807, Capt. Samuel Hill in command. Along with the log, the volume contains an account of the rescue of John Thompson and John R. Jewitt from the Indians.
Subject (Geographic):
Northwest Coast of North America
Subject (Name):
Hill, Samuel, Jewitt, John Rodgers, 1783-1821, Lydia (Brig), Thompson, John, and Walker, William, Jr.
Subject (Topic):
Fur trade--Northwest Coast of North America--19th century, Indian captivities, Indians of North America--Northwest Coast of North America, Seafaring life, and Voyages and travels--History--19th century
The brig Lydia was on a fur trading voyage from Boston to the northwest coast of North America in 1804-05, Capt. Samuel Hill in command. Along with the log the volume contains an abstract from Joel Richardson's journal regarding the Atahualpa massacre, the 1805 log of the Atahualpa which sailed from the northwest coast to Canton, China, and the 1807 log of the Swift which sailed from Canton to New York.
Subject (Geographic):
Northwest Coast of North America
Subject (Name):
Atahualpa (Ship), Hill, Samuel, Lydia (Brig), Richardson, Joel, and Swift (Ship)
Subject (Topic):
Fur trade--Northwest Coast of North America--19th century, Massacres, Seafaring life, and Voyages and travels--History--19th century
