TY  - GEN
ED  - Congress (Ship)
TI  - Congress (Ship) logbook,
KW  - Hamblin, Caleb O.
KW  - Hamblin, John C.
KW  - Kelley, R.
KW  - Lincoln, Abraham,
KW  - Governor Troup (Ship)
KW  - Robert Edwards (Ship)
KW  - Ship's papers
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Voyages and travels
KW  - Whaling
KW  - Indian Ocean
KW  - Massachusetts
KW  - New Bedford
KW  - Description and travel
N1  - Open to research
N2  - Logbook (172 pages) of a whaling voyage to the Indian Ocean in the ship Congress, of New Bedford, Mass.  The ship's master was John C. Hamblin, and the logbook (1857 Jan.-1858 May) was kept by Caleb O. Hamblin.  The volume also includes entries (1859-1863) relating to whaling voyages of the ship Governor Troup, kept by R. Kelley, and disbursements (1863-1866) relating to the ship Robert Edwards, also kept by Caleb O. Hamblin.  Also includes newspaper clippings concerning Abraham Lincoln
ER  -