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Log of the ship Planter, 1852–1856
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East Longtitude [LONGITUDE]
[COLUMN ONE]
April 10th sea acct [ACCOUNT] " 9th N Account Time of Obs. [OBSERVATION] 8..54..22 [8:54:22] AM. Noon to Mid 12..00..00 [12:00:00 PM] ------------------------------ East Long [LONGITUDE] 20..54..22 [8:54:22 PM] 12..04..02 [12:04:02 PM] ----------------------------------- Supposed 8..50..20 [8:50:20 AM] Greenwich time x x of the 9th P.M. Nautical acct [ACCOUNT] or Reduced time
[COLUMN ONE SPLIT LEFT] [MOON ILLUSTRATION] . Noon 16.05 Mid [???] 16.08 --------------------- Dif [DIFFERENCE] of SD. [STANDARD DEVIATION?] - 3 Tab [TABLE?] 11th 2 ------------------------------------------- Avg [AVERAGE] 16..07 Table 15. 13 ------------------------------------- [MOON ILLUSTRATION] alt [ALTITUDE?] 16..20 Correct S D. [STANDARD DEVIATION?]
[COLUMN ONE SPLIT RIGHT]
[SUN ILLUSTRATION] alt [ALTITUDE] [MOON ILLUSTRATION] Alt 29..55 54..56 add 12 sub [SUBTRACT] 20 ---------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- 30..07 54..36
Sine in both cols [COLUMNS] Col 1st 99999: Col 2nd 9'9999 app [APPROXIMATE] dist [DISTANCE] 90..53 [SUN ILLUSTRATION] alt [ALTITUDE] 30 07 [MOON ILLUSTRATION] " 54 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 2) 1751..36 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ½ sum 87..48 Secant in 2nd Col. - 1.4158 90..53 app [≈] Dist [DISTANCE] -------------------------------------------------------------- 3..05 secant in 1st col - 0006 ---------------------------------------------------------------- ½ sum 87..48 [SUN ILLUSTRATION] alt [ALTITUDE] 30..09 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd P 57.41 cosecant both col. [COLUMNS] - 0731 - 0731 Log for suns alt [ALTITUDE] TABLE 18..1st 1.7197. Log for moon & HP. table 19th - - - -1902
[COLUMN ONE CONTINUES] To determine the Longitude x 1.1853 = 1.6790x Time at Greenwich x to be found in table 22nd 8..50..25 20..54..22 --------------- 12..03..57 Long [LONGITUDE] in time [COL?] 21st is East Lon [LONGITUDE] 180..59..15. D. M. S.
[COLUMN TWO]
In East Lon. [LONGITUDE] when the ships [SHIP'S] time is less than the Chron [CHRONOMETER] or Greenwich time add 12 hours to the ships [SHIP'S] time. Corr [CORRECT?] time always sub [SUBTRACT] from ships [SHIP'S] time in East Longitude. [SUN MOON ILLUSTRATION] OBS [OBSERVATION] 90..21..22 Error of sext [SEXTANT] subt [SUBTRACT] 22 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 90..21..00 [SUN ILLUSTRATION] SD 16..00 [MOON ILLUSTRATION] " 16..20 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Corrcd [CORRECTED] 90..53..20 Dist [DISTANCE] 20 Dist table 18. cor [CORRECT] sun alt {ALTITUDE] 58 [MOON ILLUSTRATION] alt [ALTITUDE] 19 cor [CORRECT] for .26..02 & H P Cor [CORRECT] for col [COLUMN] 1. 2 .. 57 " 2. 3..46 Cor [CORRECT] table 19. & 20 19 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Cor [CORRECT] Dist [DISTANCE] 90..24..53 first in A. [ALMANAC] 91..57..53 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Difference 1..32..43 in table 22 gives this. Long [LONGITUDE] 2881 Long [LONGITUDE] corr. [CORRECTED] to 1st dist [DISTANCE] 2643 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0238 x in x table 22nd gives a potion [PORTION] of time to add to time over 1st dist [DISTANCE] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Time corresponding over 1st dist [DISTANCE] in Almanac 6.00..00 2..50..25 ------------------ time a Greenwich 8..50 25
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Officers & Crew of Ship Planter of Nant [NANTUCKET]...on her present voyage commencing May 19th 1852.
Henry Pease 2nd Master...{of Edgartown Mass. [MASSACHUSETTS] }
1st Officer William M. Edgerton Tisbury...Mass. [MASSACHSETTS] 2nd " " Samuel G. Swain __Nant [NANTUCKET] ..." 3d " Timothy Harper. Vavaco [VAVA'U ISLAND, TONGA]. 4th " Francis Franklin of Pico. Shipped at Fayal.
Boatsteerers. George Coffin. Sandwich I [ISLAND]. Left at St. Augustine {Sept [SEPTEMBER] 1853} Left at Bay of Islands James B Coffin 2nd Nant [NANTUCKET] page 90 & 95__ Dis [DISCHARGED] to the Hope. Charles H. Chadwick " [NANTUCKET] left - Hope Joseph Frates shipped at St George. Cooper - Hiram Swain Cooper. Nant [NANTUCKET] [1853 SCRATCHED OUT] put in boat steerer April 1853 Steward - Peter Folger St. George. Shipped as steward Cabin Boy - Joseph Pease of Pico ["ALIAS" SCRATCHED OUT] Passenger to Fayal 1 Charles Mitchell Portugese __2 Manuel Sylvia, 3 Benjamin Sylvia & 4 John Sylvia.
Forward Hands. _ _ _
1 John Orr. Philedelfphia [PHILADEPHIA]. took the galley Feb [FEBRUARY] 20/53 [20, 1853] In the W. [WAIST] boat Jan [JANUARY] 4/54 [4, 1854] 2 Samuel G Main. N.Y. [NEW YORK] state 3 discharged to the Albian .82 3 [WRITTEN OVER 4] William Shelby Jr. Richmond VA [VIRGINIA] Blacksmith ranaway at Vavavo [VAVA'U ISLAND, TONGA] 4 [WRITTEN OVER 5] Stephen Easton Jr Nant. [NANTUCKET] Carpenter. (Portugese _ _ _ 5 [WRITTEN OVER 6] William H. Gruber " [NANTUCKET] 6 [WRITTEN OVER 7] Joseph E Lumbert " [NANTUCKET] boy 7 [WRITTEN OVER 8] William H. Fisher Edagortown [EDGARTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS]. 8 [WRITTEN OVER 9] William Gordan Colored. dis. [DISCHARGED] at Fayal 9 John Quinn N.Y [NEW YORK] Cook " [DISCHARGED] to the Hope. 10 Silvaria Silvia. Spaniard " [DISCHARGED] at Sunday [RAOUL] I [ISLAND].
Shipped at Fayal & Corvo 1 Frank Alprager Corvo {Alias Frank} 2 Frank Silvia Fayal {Alias Robert Gardner} 3 Manuel Valerough " [FAYAL] 4 Antone Verace (page 95 " [FAYAL] ){ [MARIOM?] 5 Manuel ["PHAROUGH" CROSSED OUT] Francideo Flores { ["E.W." CROSSED OUT] Perry} [SIDE BAR] Flores. {6 Manuel [DOMYACK?] Alias. [DEMIAUE?]} {7 Joseph Brown Alias Manuel [B. SCRATCHED OUT] Sylvia} {8 Antene Quedoel ["SYLVIA" CROSSED OUT] & Fayal.} [SIDE BAR] Pico {9 Joseph Sylvia} {10 John Sylvia Alias J. Pico _ runaway from St. George} {11 Antoine Frales _ alias ... Coster __St. George.}
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July 27th 1853 Ship Planter Left Upola [UPOLU, SAMOA] with the following officers & crew
Capt [CAPTAIN] Henry Pease 2nd Master
1st officer Mr Samuel G. Swain of Nantucket. Mass [MASSACHUSETTS] 2nd " Mr Francese Franklin. Pico _ Azores_ 3d " Mr Samuel Gardner of Newport R.I. [RHODE ISLAND] cold [COLORED?] shipped for the cruise
Boatsteerers Peter Folger of St. George. Azores __ James F Gellson resident of Roxbury _ English by birth & deserted at Hope I [ISLAND] Oct [OCTOBER] 6th 1855} Joseph Frates. V [VERA] Costa of St. Geo [GEORGE]_ William H. Gruber [SPARE?] _ Nant [NANTUCKET] Hiram Swain Cooper of Nant [NANTUCKET] Mass. [MASSACHUSETTS] Manuel Valeriough, of Fayal
American Seamen _ John Orr of Philedelphia [PHILADELPHIA] Stephen Easton Jr (Carpenter) of Nant [NANTUCKET] Mass [MASSACHUSETTS] William H Fisher ______________. Edgartown " Joseph E Lumbert (boy) Nant [NANTUCKET] Mass [MASSACHUSETTS]
Portugese Seamen {Frank Silvia. Alias. Gardner Antone Q. Silvia - Cook} Fayal {Manuel Comyonk _ Joseph Brown - alias. Manuel Jose Sylvia _ Manuel Francisco alias Perry} Flores
Joseph Silvia _ John Silvia alias _ Jose Gacie Fiarlea} of Pico
Frank Alprars of Corvo Antone Frates Vera Costa of St. George
{Chs. [CHARLES] Williams _ Jose Nunce} of St. Geo [GEORGE] _ a resident of Talcahauno [CHILE] shipped for the cruise
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Letters sent home whilst [WHILE] on board ship Planter 1852
Dates Where sent from By & to Whom No..
May 19th Off Gay Head .Pilot..M.G.E...1 " 29th at sea... Benj. [BENJAMIN] Rush..M.G.E... & Parents 2 June 18th Bermuda ..["A MAR" SCRATCHED OUT] " " " 2 July 19th at sea Barque Franklin. M.G.E. 1 July 29th Fayal ..........to Parents, M.G.E. & G.S.A 4.... Sept [SEPTEMBER] 1st Bravo to .......B.C.E...&M.G.E.... 2
1853 N [NEW] Bedford Jan [JANUARY] 28th off New Zealand Canton Packet. Parents. Mina, & M.G.E. 3 March 15 . Goat Island Com Morris Parents & " ..2 April Byrons' isle [IMYRNA?] (Barque) M.G.E....1 Aug [AUGUST] Left a letter for Geo. [GEORGE] A. ship Susan. Byrons Island...1 Nov [NOVEMBER] Sunday Island. by Albion. Parents, Mina & MGE....3 Jan. [JANUARY] 1854 Bay of Islands by Magnolia. Parents ...1 July 1856 Apia-Upola I [ISLAND] [UPOLU, SAMOA] by a bark bound to California [3 SCRATCHED OUT] ..............................................................Parents. D.W.E. Mina 3 Feb [FEBRUARY] 1855 Bay of Islands by Mr Edgerton Parents.. 1 & D N Clark. ............1 May ------Vavaoo [VAVA’U ISLAND, TONGA] Schr. [SCHOONER] Ospray bound to Upola [UPOLU, SAMOA] viz. [VIDELICET] P&A. & DN.Clark ............2 July 27th Upola, [UPOLU, SAMOA] via Sydney Parents --------------------------1 1856 Feb [FEBRUARY] 4th Bay of Islands
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Letters recieved [RECEIVED] from home whilst [WHILE] on board Planter 1852.
Dates From whom By what conveyance & at what place date No.... 33 Nov. 26th Mina of E. . . . Ship Mary Baylies. [ICGROVE?] 7th.1 1853 __________________________________________________________ 1854 Jan. P.DNC&Thos A E. . .ship Harvest Ridell . . . .......3 " Jan. 20th {see page 93. N.B. James Arnold [Nichols CROSSED OUT] 5 " viz. P.A.D,N,C.L.&M.E.} [3 CROSSED OUT] "Feb 26 _ P.B,E.E & MGE{101} Left at S.I. by L & D Webster 3 _ July 9th P. & DNC. ship Swift at Upola 3 Sept 15. PTWC. & Mina ship Ganges near the Line 3 _______ 1855 Mar 28th P.A. Geo. J Allen by " {SHIP] Ewd Leary off F [FRENCH] Rock 5..... July 21st P.M.G.E.&DNC at Upola, per. Barclay 3 Dec 7th P.A.S Easton&Dan} off Lord L Coews I. [ISLAND] Monticello 2 1856 P.J.B.C..P.A.H at Bay of Islands _ Mohawk 3 Feb 4th Parents - - - " " " " Ocean 2 Parents - - - " " " " D Webster 1 Mar 11th " per barque Alabama 1
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Whales taken by the [???] boats of Ship Planter
[COLUMN ONE] 1853 Starboard Boat page 54 ["60" ON WHALE ILLUSTRATION] Mar. 20th 1853 [SIDE BAR] EHC page 57 ["50" ON WHALE ILLUSTRATION] May 1st [SIDE BAR] C page 62 ["70" ON WHALE ILLUSTRATION] July 1st [SIDE BAR] C Page 67 ["16." ON WHALE ILLUSTRATION] Aug 12th [SIDE BAR] C Page 99 ["34" ON WHALE ILLUSTRATION] Feb 14th 1854 [SIDE BAR] Mr. Harber [SIDE BAR] The amount of oil here is not correct.
[COLUMN 2] Larboard Boat 1852 6| 6) June [May CROSSED OUT] 20th spm [SPERM] Mr. Corber [ILLUSTRATION] whole made 42 bbls [BARRELS] .42 31|31)Nov 18th 1 Right Whale Frates - B [BOAT] steerer .135 32|32 21st " " 49 ....12 [ON WHALE ILLUSTATION] 1853. Feb 28th Frates .12 page 57. 50 [ON WHALE ILLUSTRATION] May 1st 50 page 58 60 [ON WHALE ILLUSTRATION] May 10th .60 Page 72 26 [ON WHALE ILLUSTRATION] Sept 10th _____26 [SIDE BAR] F Page 90 [Feb CROSSED OUT] Jan. 3d 1854 .35 [SIDE BAR] F [WHALE ILLUSTRATION] Mar 31st [SIDE BAR] Peter page 107
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[COLUMN ONE]
Waist Boat
Sept 10th 1853 Mr Swain got 1 for the A [ABIGAIL] Adams that made 30 bbls [BARRELS]. see page _ 72 _ _ _
Sept 26th a Calf of 2½ bbls [BARRELS] see page 75.
page 98. ["36" ON WHALE ILLUSTRATION] Feb 13th 1854 [SIDE BAR] Mr. Harber
page 101 ["32" ON WHALE ILLUSTRATION] Feb 27th 1854 [SIDE BAR] C
page 107 [WHALE ILLUSTRATION] Mar. 31st Frates
[COLUMN 2] Bow Boat page 49 ["8" ON WHALE ILLUSTRATION] 1853 Feb 28th .8 Coffin
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Rate of Chro [CHRONOMETER] on board ship Planter ["1855" CROSSED OUT] 1854
h [HOUR] m [MINUTE] sec [SECOND] ["Sept 6th 1..23..23.. - Loss 11 seconds per day h 00 m1 sec17 for wk." CROSSED OUT] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capt [CAPTAIN] Henry Pease 2nd [2124?] S E S S Easton Jr [???] Ship Planter 23 mos [MONTHS] 950 spm [SPERM] [130 M Lale.?]
948 [WITOHEE INK?] 89°90 12 Aavavo [VAVA'U ISLAND?]--------- ["718" CROSSED OUT] Dear Phillisee So long since I see, so long since I see you again
75/12 161/35 75/4½ 89°60 12 -------- 6. 144 54. 40 11. 1°63 --------- ------ ------- 72 17=½ 55 17°53 ---- --------- 11°13 3/4 ------- Lat [LATITUDE] 29.08 S
Saturday 5th 1851, Had liberty at Bay of Islands Jan 1854 10 days.
Had liberty on Pylstaarts [PYLSTAART ISLAND, TONGA] May 1854 2 days. H Stephen Easton Jr. Planter of Nant. [NANTUCKET] Harpee And 4 days at Upola [UPOLU, SAMOA] July 1854
Ships Sea Gull & Swift at Apia Upola bound to the [line CROSSED OUT] [FEGES?] July 1854.....
Dear Philley {So long since I see you. So long since I see you again.}
Chased sea breaks Aug 5th 1854 - - - called him spm [SPERM] whale. What a suck -
Stephen Easton Jr. Planter of Nant. [NANTUCKET]
