Log of the ship Horatio, 1880-1881

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On March 24, 1880, the ship Horatio set sail under the famed Captain Charles Grant from New Bedford to New Zealand and the South Pacific Ocean. Captain Grant began his whaling career at 11 years old and would become master of the Walter Scott by 30. After 55 years of whaling, often accompanied by his wife Nancy Wyer, Captain Grant ended his career with this voyage. Learn more about his final expedition by transcribing his logbook which includes information about their locations, the weather, and other ships they meet along the way, as well as sketches of whales, islands, and ships.

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Dec [DECEMBER] 1878 Sp [SPERM] oil Shipped home & sold on the voyage

Sum 1879 10 First shipment 10,882 Gall [GALLONS]

1880 Sold 1,767 Gall [GALLONS]

Sum 12 Shipped 7,838 20,494 Sp [SPERM] oil

[WRITTEN DIAGONALLY UPWARD OVER ABOVE ????, THEN C. Grant]

Sold 3,182 Gall [GALLONS] Sp [SPERM] oil $1,773

1,707

1,750

$5,290

Oil Shipped Home 18,720 Gall [GALLONS] Sp [SPERM] oil

Sold on the voyage 1,867 Gall [GALLONS] Sp [SPERM] oil

20,587

655th [???} Gall [GALLONS] Sp [SPERM] oil

Whale oil Sold on the voyage 3,182 Gall [GALLONS] Sp [SPERM] oil

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1877 Charles Grants account

[ILLEGIBLE] $2,500 Jersey City Bonds $2,500

July 29 2,000 Utica, Clinton & Binghamton RR [RAILROAD] 2,000

1,000 Pacific Bank Stocks 1,000

1,635 in Saving Bank 1,635

41,156 as 1/60 of the boat Mable 155

200 M.S.U. Bonds 200 $7,492

1/16 Ship Horatio and Trade 3,650 3,650

My House on Orang [ORANGE?] Street 2,000

[???] on Chas [CHARLES?] St [STREET] 200 2,200

Don't Pay monthly 8 Shares [???] 800 Not Good

July 29 Cash on Deposit Pacific Bank 200

1877 Cash at New Bedford

Charles Grant 3,300

1882 March 26 2,500 Jersey City Bonds

2,000 Utica Clinton & Binghamton

500 Pacific Bank Stock

673 [573?] Nantucket S [SAVINGS] Bank

160 Nantucket [???] Company

156 Boat

1,190 B. in Cash in Bank 7,079 12,129

7,079 5,050 15,929

800

1 [???] Nantucket 2,800 16,229

380

2 N [NEW] Bedford 1,800 16,609

200

3 Nantucket 250

Nantucket 5,050

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Feb 6th 1884

Bonds 4,500 7 p'cent

Pacific Bank 800

[PENNY?] Bank 1,800 4 1/2 p'cent

USA Bonds 800 11 1/2 [???] 1,600

Rail Road Stock 300 7 400

[???] 220 7 2,000

1/4 Boat [???] 150 20

[???] Stock 160 138

8,730 3

70 [???]

8,800

114

8,914

Feb 1885 800 Pacific Bank

4,500 [???] 60

1,800 315

100 100 21

300 160 75

210 160 26

155 4 76

160 101,0 495

100 2

25 495

$8,150 [???]

25 [???]

8,175

[???]

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