[Logbook of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass.; mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from 3 Nov. 1856-1 June 1860]
A manuscript logbook kept by Washington Fosdick aboard the New Bedford whaleship Saratoga under master Frederick Slocum on a Pacific voyage of 1856-1860, written for the vessel's owners and officers as a daily record of course, weather and whales taken. The 187 scans are tight crops of brown iron-gall cursive on faded blue-grey and cream paper, with ruled boxes framing latitude and longitude readings, hatched borders and dated headings, useful as handwriting samples, textured paper grounds and nautical ledger layouts.
![Picture 1 of 7 from [Logbook of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass.; mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from 3 Nov. 1856-1 June 1860] (1857), leaf 11](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-logbookofsaratog00sara-11-11.webp)
![Picture 2 of 7 from [Logbook of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass.; mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from 3 Nov. 1856-1 June 1860] (1857), leaf 19](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-logbookofsaratog00sara-19-39.webp)
![Picture 3 of 7 from [Logbook of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass.; mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from 3 Nov. 1856-1 June 1860] (1857), leaf 20](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-logbookofsaratog00sara-20-43.webp)
![Picture 4 of 7 from [Logbook of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass.; mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from 3 Nov. 1856-1 June 1860] (1857), leaf 23](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-logbookofsaratog00sara-23-48.webp)
![Picture 5 of 7 from [Logbook of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass.; mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from 3 Nov. 1856-1 June 1860] (1857), leaf 76](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-logbookofsaratog00sara-76-212.webp)
![Picture 6 of 7 from [Logbook of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass.; mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from 3 Nov. 1856-1 June 1860] (1857), leaf 120](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-logbookofsaratog00sara-120-373.webp)
![Picture 7 of 7 from [Logbook of the Saratoga (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass.; mastered by Frederick Slocum, kept by Washington Fosdick, on voyage from 3 Nov. 1856-1 June 1860] (1857), leaf 249](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-logbookofsaratog00sara-249-894.webp)