Logbooks

The Macgill logbook records the journeys of sea captain William Augustine Macgill between 1853-1856. During that time, Macgill commanded the "Prince Albert", "Fidelia" and "Houston". The logbook contains Macgill's notes on the weather, latitude and longitudinal locations, and significant happenings aboard the ship.

This collection contains 72 volumes of the records of arrivals and clearances in the port of Baltimore which were maintained by the Merchant's Exchange Reading Room.

The collection consists of the bills and receipts (1870-1885) of Margaretta S. Howard Ridgely; a log book (1756-1758) of Captain Charles Ridgely; and an account book (1733-1760) of Caleb Dorsey.

The collection consists of materials related to Robert W. Armstrong (1828-1902), a Baltimorean who worked as a whaler in the South Pacific for ten years from 1849 to 1859. Materials include Armstrong’s handwritten autobiographical account based on his travel logs, which chronicles his experiences in the whaling industry and his time living overseas; personal materials such as correspondence and his Will; and photographs of the Armstrongs and their extended family.

The collection consists of two log books from the schooner "Mammoth" dated 1814 and one log book from the schooner "Independencia de Sud" dated 1817-1822. The "Independencia de Sud" was formerly the "Mammoth." Also one reference binder containing print-outs of the digital images from the "Independencia de Sud."