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Display Full Text	FULL DOCUMENT [267 pages]: http://vilda.alaska.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/cdmg22/id/3394
Collection Name	The Journal of the U.S.S. Ossipee
Identifier	SHS-96-102-01
Title	The Journal of the U.S.S. Ossipee
Description	The Journal of the U.S.S. Ossipee by George Foster Emmons, Captain, United States Navy . Physical dimensions: Bound Hard Cover. Cover: H- 33.9 cm W-21.8 cm Pages: H- 33.3 cm W- 21.0 cm Ship’s log contains the daily entries, orders, reports, muster rolls, maps, and newspaper articles pertaining to the voyage of the U.S.S. Ossipee, October 27, 1866 to December 31, 1867. The log contains that portion of the voyage to Alaska, where the U.S.S Ossipee was present at the transfer from Russia to the United States. The following pages and entries from The Journal of the U.S.S. Ossipee relate to Alaska and the transfer ceremony: pg. 137: [Newspaper article] On the Way to Alaska. pg. 146: Protection Bay. Oct 17 & Out to Sea.; [Oct.] 18th pg. 147: Sitka, Alaska, Friday Oct. 18th 1867. pg. 148: Sitka. Oct 19th; Sunday [Oct.] 20th pg. 149: Sitka Oct. 21st; [Oct.] 22nd; [Oct.] 23rd pg. 150: Sitka, or New Archangel, Alaska. Oct. 24th 67.; [Oct.] 25th pg. 151: [Oct.] 26th; Sunday [Oct.] 27th pg. 152: At Sea off Sitka – Oct. 27th to 28th 67; [Oct.] 28th pg. 153: Sitka. Oct 29th ; [Oct.] 30th; [Oct.] 31st pg. 154: Sitka. Nov. 1st. 67. pg. 154a: The Gale of Sitka, October, 1867. Composed by J.L. Prince. pg. 154b: [Letter from Captain Emmons to Comdr. Bradford.] pg. 155: [Nov.] 2nd; Sunday [Nov.] 3rd pg. 156: Sitka Alaska Nov. 4th 67.; [Nov.] 5th; [Nov.] 6th pg. 156a: [Newspaper articles] - New Archangel, Oct 8, Via Victoria, V.L. Nov.10 and Swinomish, W.T., Nov. 11 1867. - Protest of the Russian Commissioners- Trouble for Mn. Seward-Duels on Paper. Archangel. Nov. 3 - Terrific Hurricane on the Coast - Narrow Escape of the United States Steamer Ossipee from Wreck. New Archangel, Nov. 2. pg. 157: At Sea Bound S. Nov 7th 67; [Nov.] 8th pg. 158: Nov. 9th Chatham Sound; Grenville Channel; Sunday [Nov.] 10th pg. 161: [Newspaper article] Vancouver Island, Arrival of the Steamer Ossipee, with General Rousseau and staff, at Victoria. pg. 173: [Newspaper article] Alaska Appendix II: [Orders from Gideon Wellis, Secretary of the Navy to Rear Admiral H.K.Thatcher regarding the transportation of American and Russian Commissioners to Sitka, Alaska.] [4 pages + verso] Appendix III: Report of injuries received in the gale of 27th Oct 1867 by U.S.S. Ossipee made to Capt G.F. Emmons by A.F. Crossman, Lt Comandr & Exp. Off. [3 pages+ verso] Appendix V: [Historical Events in Alaska till 1841] [For full document and complete Table of Contents for the Journal of the U.S.S. Ossipee see Display Full Text (FULL DOCUMENT) above.]
Creator	Emmons, George Foster, 1811-1884.
Contributors	Baldry, John M. Richardson, Elizabeth Stuebner, Damon (Transcribers)
Subject.LCSH	Log books United States. Navy Alaska--Annexation to the United States.
Corporate Name	United States. Navy
Location	Sitka (Alaska)
Region	Outside Alaska Alaska Southeast Alaska
Time Period	1741 to 1867 1867 to 1896
Date.original	1867
Type	Text Text (Monographs) Text (Log books)
Ordering & Use	http://www.sitkahistory.org/
Holding Institution	Sitka Historical Society, 330 Harbor Drive, Sitka, AK 99835 mailto:sitkahis@ptialaska.net
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