Also ... the log books are on microfilm. Louie
On Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 10:44:36 AM UTC-7, Louie Avila wrote: > > I am helping someone trace their ancestry from Faial to Aukland, New > Zealand. > By some family records "Antonio da Vargas (Martin) boarded a whaling > vessel (Barque Noble - American, Suffolk, NY) in 1841. > > *We would like a copy of the log book contents* ... but we are located in > California (and New Zealand). > Log book dates from July 1941 until its return to New York in 1843. > > *Is there anyone near the library who would like to help us out?* > > The captains log book may be in the Queens Borough Public Library as > indicated here: > > http://www.queenslibrary.org/item/ships-and-whaling-voyages-collection > > Details: > > In 1841, the ship/bark/barque sailed from New York to Faial then around > the horn to the south Pacific ocean to return to New York in 1843. > Antonio and his cousin/friend Emanuel rowed out to the vessel and boarded > for work either by invitation or as a stowaway. > This is one thing we are trying to determine. > It is assumed that Antonio was still aboard and working as a barrel maker > on the ship in 1846 when it was damaged in a gale in the New Zealand area. > The log book might contain details of crew members, their cut of the > money, etc., etc. > > Thank in advance for the consideration! > > Louie > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
