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[Journal of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass. mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from April 23, 1857 - December 12, 1858]
Saratoga (Ship), Fosdick, Washington, logkeeper · 1857 · 29 pictures
A manuscript whaling journal kept by Washington Fosdick aboard the New Bedford ship Saratoga under master Frederick Slocum, recording a Pacific voyage from April 1857 to December 1858 for the ship's owners and agents. The scans show brown-ink cursive in daily entries: dated headings, bracketed latitude and longitude lines, crossed-out words, and weather and course notes usable as script samples, textures, and ruled layouts.
Slocum, Frederick, shipmaster · Ashley, Abraham · Seafaring life · Whales · Voyages and travels · Whalers (Persons) · Whaling masters · Whaling -- Massachusetts -- New Bedford · North Pacific Ocean -- Description and travel · South Pacific Ocean -- Description and travel · Northwest Coast of North America -- Description and travel · California, Gulf of (Mexico) -- Description and travel · Okhotsk, Sea of -- Description and travel · Anadyr, Gulf of (Russia) -- Description and travel · Western Arctic -- Description and travel · Kodiak (Alaska) -- Description and travel · Illustration of books · Journals
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![Picture 1 of 29 from [Journal of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass. mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from April 23, 1857 - December 12, 1858] (1857), leaf 19](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-journalofsaratog00unse-19-78.webp)
![Picture 2 of 29 from [Journal of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass. mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from April 23, 1857 - December 12, 1858] (1857), leaf 20](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-journalofsaratog00unse-20-82.webp)
![Picture 3 of 29 from [Journal of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass. mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from April 23, 1857 - December 12, 1858] (1857), leaf 24](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-journalofsaratog00unse-24-101.webp)
![Picture 4 of 29 from [Journal of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass. mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from April 23, 1857 - December 12, 1858] (1857), leaf 24](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-journalofsaratog00unse-24-99.webp)
![Picture 5 of 29 from [Journal of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass. mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from April 23, 1857 - December 12, 1858] (1857), leaf 28](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-journalofsaratog00unse-28-118.webp)
![Picture 6 of 29 from [Journal of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass. mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from April 23, 1857 - December 12, 1858] (1857), leaf 30](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-journalofsaratog00unse-30-123.webp)
![Picture 7 of 29 from [Journal of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass. mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from April 23, 1857 - December 12, 1858] (1857), leaf 33](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-journalofsaratog00unse-33-136.webp)
![Picture 8 of 29 from [Journal of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass. mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from April 23, 1857 - December 12, 1858] (1857), leaf 36](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-journalofsaratog00unse-36-145.webp)
![Picture 9 of 29 from [Journal of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass. mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from April 23, 1857 - December 12, 1858] (1857), leaf 46](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-journalofsaratog00unse-46-174.webp)
![Picture 10 of 29 from [Journal of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass. mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from April 23, 1857 - December 12, 1858] (1857), leaf 52](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-journalofsaratog00unse-52-194.webp)
![Picture 11 of 29 from [Journal of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass. mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from April 23, 1857 - December 12, 1858] (1857), leaf 59](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-journalofsaratog00unse-59-215.webp)
![Picture 12 of 29 from [Journal of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass. mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from April 23, 1857 - December 12, 1858] (1857), leaf 60](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-journalofsaratog00unse-60-224.webp)
![Picture 13 of 29 from [Journal of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass. mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from April 23, 1857 - December 12, 1858] (1857), leaf 61](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-journalofsaratog00unse-61-233.webp)
![Picture 14 of 29 from [Journal of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass. mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from April 23, 1857 - December 12, 1858] (1857), leaf 62](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-journalofsaratog00unse-62-237@90.webp)
![Picture 15 of 29 from [Journal of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass. mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from April 23, 1857 - December 12, 1858] (1857), leaf 64](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-journalofsaratog00unse-64-258.webp)
![Picture 16 of 29 from [Journal of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass. mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from April 23, 1857 - December 12, 1858] (1857), leaf 65](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-journalofsaratog00unse-65-261.webp)
![Picture 17 of 29 from [Journal of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass. mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from April 23, 1857 - December 12, 1858] (1857), leaf 70](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-journalofsaratog00unse-70-294.webp)
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![Picture 19 of 29 from [Journal of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass. mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from April 23, 1857 - December 12, 1858] (1857), leaf 74](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-journalofsaratog00unse-74-324.webp)
![Picture 20 of 29 from [Journal of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass. mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from April 23, 1857 - December 12, 1858] (1857), leaf 78](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-journalofsaratog00unse-78-338.webp)
![Picture 21 of 29 from [Journal of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass. mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from April 23, 1857 - December 12, 1858] (1857), leaf 140](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-journalofsaratog00unse-140-597.webp)
![Picture 22 of 29 from [Journal of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass. mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from April 23, 1857 - December 12, 1858] (1857), leaf 144](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-journalofsaratog00unse-144-614.webp)
![Picture 23 of 29 from [Journal of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass. mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from April 23, 1857 - December 12, 1858] (1857), leaf 147](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-journalofsaratog00unse-147-626.webp)
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![Picture 27 of 29 from [Journal of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass. mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from April 23, 1857 - December 12, 1858] (1857), leaf 218](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-journalofsaratog00unse-218-938.webp)
![Picture 28 of 29 from [Journal of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass. mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from April 23, 1857 - December 12, 1858] (1857), leaf 228](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-journalofsaratog00unse-228-977.webp)
![Picture 29 of 29 from [Journal of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass. mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from April 23, 1857 - December 12, 1858] (1857), leaf 263](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-journalofsaratog00unse-263-1141.webp)