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Journal of a voyage from Boston to the Isle of France from thence to Calcutta & back to Boston on board Ship Orissa
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This is the 1852 diary of Minerva Sears as she accompanies her husband, Captain Joshua Sears, on a voyage from Boston to the Isle de France, then to Calcutta, and back to Boston aboard the ship Ori...
This is the 1852 diary of Minerva Sears as she accompanies her husband, Captain Joshua Sears, on a voyage from Boston to the Isle de France, then to Calcutta, and back to Boston aboard the ship Orissa. Diary begins on February 8th, 1852. Minerva describes the rough conditions on board and her thoughts about them. Several of the crew members suffer various illnesses and injuries which the Captain treats with home remedies. Minerva cares for many of the animals on board, including her pet dog. On calm days, she writes of the lonesomeness and how she misses her friends back home. During wicked storms, she writes of her terror and anxiety. Diary ends November 14, 1852.
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- 1852
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- 1 volume ; 25 cm
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- on1031375386
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- Minerva Handren was born on January 29, 1819 to William Handren (1782-1832) and Sally Small (1792-1873) of Attleboro, Massachusetts. She married Joshua Sears (1817-1885) on May 15, 1840 in Harwich, Massachusetts and in 1855 they adopted a daughter, Louisa Marie Sears [formerly Catherine Martin] (1852-1951). Minerva died on August 15, 1905. Louisa Marie Sears was born on July 12, 1852 and graduated from the Dean Academy in 1873. She married Edwin Dillingham Crowell on January 20, 1876 and they had 5 children. Louisa died on January 16, 1951.
- The first 31 unnumbered pages contain Minerva's journal (February-November 1852). The remainder of the book consists of writings by Louisa Marie Sears and the original copy of her Valedictory (at Dean Academy) before being cut down. Also includes 2 copies of a typed transcript of Minerva's journal (lacking the last 6 entries): one on onion-skin paper (8 leaves) and one on thicker paper (8 leaves).
- Journal of a voyage from Boston to the Isle of France / Minerva Sears -- I no longer live, I only exist / L.M.S. -- Eloquence / Freedom / [L.M.S.] -- Valedictory Address / delivered by L.M. Sears, June 25th, 1873