Ships Accounting log book - 1835-1845

[mojjax]

I got this for 50 cents today at a yard sale today . It's hard to read , but the top of most pages say -
SHIP TELUMAH & OWNERS IN ACCOUNT WITH GEO. BARSTOW . Then there is a list of cargo , and money paid , money received , insurance , etc.

Other top pages say the same heading except with different Ship's names - The Virginia , The Basque Americana , The Espindola .

Ports range from Liverpool , Boston , Havana, New Orleans (they got some bales of cotton) , New York , plus others - I even see Damariscotta - which is where the yard sale was .

There are other Ships names , like the Adelaid - where they were moving cargo to & from .

The has over 100 pages , but only about 25 are filled in . But , hey that's a lot of cool info from 1835 - 1845 .
I'm guessing that George Barstow was an accountant for the owners of these Ships .

Another interesting thing is the inside cover says - Mrs. Abby M. H. Barstow's Journal .
I'm thinking she was George's wife & his secretary ?

I'll post some more pictures after I eat dinner

 

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[FriscoT06]

That's pretty awesome! You should see if any of those ships went down during that time range, you could be the only one who knows what cargo a ship went down with! Even if a ship didn't sink, you could help us understand what was typically in the holds of some ships of that period.

 

[mojjax]

Here is the Ship Espindola heading & George Barstows name & Abby's name which is on the inside front cover . I looked up The Espinola , Brought a lot of immigrants over here in it's day . Not finding much about the other ships - yet .

 

[Bramblefind]

Such a cool find!! I found a little bit about George Barstow here:

Full text of "New Mexico historical review"

There are bits and pieces more at the link but here is some of it-

My mother and grandmother sailed for America in the cabin of the good ship, "Virginia," Captain George Barstow of Maine, owner, commanding, arriving in Philadelphia
sometime in 1839, or 1838, I think. They brought with them, as so many of the better class of people arriving in this country did, in those days, several large iron-bound
chests, filled with sheets, towels, pillow-cases, table-cloths, etc., made of the linen for which that part of their country was then noted ; the last one of these towels was used up and
thrown away by me on the last day of my stay in West Point as a Cadet 1869. Captain Barstow became deeply attached to the two young passengers, and was loth to be-



BOURKE ON THE SOUTHWEST 23

lieve that the younger was a bride on her way to America to join her husband.

He remained their devoted and attached friend for all the days of his life. He made them acquainted with the Justice family in Philadelphia, an acquaintance which ripened
into friendship subsisting to the present hour, handed down to the grandchildren of the original Justices. He spoke to all his kin in Maine about them, so that among her strong-
est admirers mother numbered the Barstows, Borlands, Gliddens, Metcalfs, Kennedys and Mooneys of Damariscotta and Newcastle, visiting whom, some years ago, she and my
sister Anna were received with every demonstration of affection. Upon my graduation, I passed the summer of 1869 in Damariscotta with my sister Anna, and never had a better time in my life.

 

[mojjax]

Such a cool find!! I found a little bit about George Barstow here:

Full text of "New Mexico historical review"

There are bits and pieces more at the link but here is some of it-

My mother and grandmother sailed for America in the cabin of the good ship, "Virginia," Captain George Barstow of Maine, owner, commanding, arriving in Philadelphia
sometime in 1839, or 1838, I think. They brought with them, as so many of the better class of people arriving in this country did, in those days, several large iron-bound
chests, filled with sheets, towels, pillow-cases, table-cloths, etc., made of the linen for which that part of their country was then noted ; the last one of these towels was used up and
thrown away by me on the last day of my stay in West Point as a Cadet 1869. Captain Barstow became deeply attached to the two young passengers, and was loth to be-



BOURKE ON THE SOUTHWEST 23

lieve that the younger was a bride on her way to America to join her husband.

He remained their devoted and attached friend for all the days of his life. He made them acquainted with the Justice family in Philadelphia, an acquaintance which ripened
into friendship subsisting to the present hour, handed down to the grandchildren of the original Justices. He spoke to all his kin in Maine about them, so that among her strong-
est admirers mother numbered the Barstows, Borlands, Gliddens, Metcalfs, Kennedys and Mooneys of Damariscotta and Newcastle, visiting whom, some years ago, she and my
sister Anna were received with every demonstration of affection. Upon my graduation, I passed the summer of 1869 in Damariscotta with my sister Anna, and never had a better time in my life.

WoW Bramble ! That is Great Info - Most of those last names - The local Barstow boys , hay our neighbors field , there is a place near here called Glidden point . The Borland Hill road , just down the road , Metcalfs - huge amount of their family around here !

 

[cw0909]

Here is the Ship Espindola heading & George Barstows name & Abby's name which is on the inside front cover . I looked up The Espinola , Brought a lot of immigrants over here in it's day . Not finding much about the other ships - yet .

very cool mojjax, some more info on the fate of the Ship Espindola, my cuz 4th or 3rd Ggdad on her
fahers side came over on that ship,in1850 something

The ship Espindola was an ex American vessel bought from Antwerp in July 1854 by Hans E. Møller of Porsgrund, Norway. The Espindola was mastered by Capt. Funnemark on the first voyage under the Norwegian flag to Skelefteå in the Baltic. From there she proceeded to London and sailed proud into Porsgrunn in December 1854, as the biggest ship registered in the town. In the following year she made two voyages with emigrants from Porsgrunn to Quebec, first in 1855, and next in 1857.

1857	Nov. 30 Hit by a storm
1857	Dec. 1 Bulwarks on the starboard side smashed
1857	Dec. 7 Crew abandon the ship
1857	Dec. 24 The wreck last located at 50º N 29º W

Espindola, Hans E. Møller

 

[mojjax]

Hey all - The last 2 pages of the Journal were stuck together - I just got them apart and found this inscription

Abby M. Barstow Died Saturday April 5th age 24 years and 6 months left an infant 16 days old

Mojjax is a little choked-up right now - gotta go .

 

[Subterranean]

Superb find and a very valuable genealogical reference. Congrats, Sub

 

[cw0909]

found the ship, SHIP TELUMAH, with a captain BARSTOW, GEORGE
Arrival 11/12/1836, Port BORDEAUX, there are several entries with dif
captains and ports
Magellan - The Ships Navigator
CIMO - Cimorelli Immigration Manifests Online

 

[mbarstow]

Hi
Your find of this accounting log book is of an immense interest to me. My husband's ancestor, George Barstow, was a ship builder on the Damariscotta River during this time period. We are trying to find the names of the ships he built and wonder if you have been able to determine if the names of his ships are in this log. Your post mentioned the Teluman, Adelaid and the Virginia. Was there any other ships mentioned?
MBarstow

 

[trikikiwi]

Wow. This thread is getting cooler and cooler

(I have some information on one line of my ancestors arriving here in NZ in 1843.
The history is fascinating.)

I'm now here for this journey.
Mike