Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Strout, Robert Bruce, 1833-1881 | |
| Title: | Robert Bruce Strout Collection | |
| Dates: | 1855-1880 | |
| Abstract: | Sea journals, diary, account book, obituaries, and related papers. Includes journal describing Pacific whaling voyages (1855-1862), out of New Bedford, Mass., by ship ALICE MANDELL and barks CLEONE, MARTHA, and SALAMANDRE; diary detailing voyage of the CLEONE, chiefly an indictment against the master and first mate; and ships accounts (1868-1871) of the brig CAMILLE, engaged in West Indian trade. Persons represented include Strout's wife, Jane F. Strout. | |
| Quantity: | ca. 83 items | |
| Identification: | Coll. 210 | |
In early life Robert Bruce Strout of Wakefield, Rhode Island went on whaling voyages to the Pacific Ocean on the ship ALICE MANDELL, Bark SALAMANDRE, Bark CLEONE as second mate and Bark MARTHA from 1855 to 1862. From 1865 to 1866 he was master of the Brig JOHN PIERCE and from 1866 to 1871 he was master of the Brig CAMILLE engaged in the West Indies trade. He wrote a lecture on his whaling experiences and delivered it on a tour of New York State. At the time of his death he was a policeman in Peace Dale, Rhode Island. He was survived by his wife, Jane F. Strout, three daughters and one son.
Index Terms |
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| Corporate Bodies (Including Vessels): | ||
| Alice Mandell (Ship) | ||
| Camille (Brig) | ||
| Cleone (Bark) | ||
| Martha (Bark) | ||
| Salamandre (Bark) | ||
| Places: | ||
| Pacific Ocean--Description and travel | ||
| United States--Commerce--West Indies | ||
| West Indies--Commerce--United States | ||
| Subjects: | ||
| International trade | ||
| Shipping--Rhode Island | ||
| Whaling--Massachusetts--New Bedford | ||
| Document Types: | ||
| Diaries | ||
| Journals (accounts) | ||
| Obituaries | ||
| Occupations: | ||
| Shipmasters' spouses--Rhode Island--Wakefield | ||
| Shipmasters--Rhode Island--Wakefield | ||
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
| Volumes and related papers; ca. 1855-1880 | |||||||||||||
| Volume | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Journal kept by Robert B. Strout aboard the whaleship ALICE MANDELL (wrecked Prate Shoals, China Sea); Bark SALAMANDRE of Harve, Whaling bark CLEONE; and the Whaling bark MARTHA; 1855 Aug-1857 Mar; 1857 Mar-Jun; 1858 Oct-1861 Oct; 1861 Dec-1862 Jul | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Diary written by Robert B. Strout detailing events aboard the Whaling Bark CLEONE, especially the conduct of Capt. John E. Simmons and 1st mate Mr. Chase; 1858 Oct-1861 Dec | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Account book containing vessel accounts for Brig CAMILLE; and other domestic accounts; 1868-1871; ca. 1874-1880 | ||||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Typescript copy of Volume 2 described above; 78 pages | |||||||||||
| 2 | Copies of obituaries and other Strout Family Information; 6 pages | ||||||||||||