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Benson, Charles A., 1830-1881

 Person

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Charles A. Benson Papers, 1862-1880

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 15
Abstract

This collection consists of four journals kept by Charles A. Benson, a black steward, aboard the merchant bark Glide during voyages to Zanzibar, Mozambique, and Madagascar.

Dates: 1862-1880

Journal

 Digital Image
Identifier: MSS 15, Volume 1
Dates: April-November 1862; Digitized: March 2022

Journal

 Digital Image
Identifier: MSS 15, Volume .2
Dates: October-December 1864; Digitized: March 2022

Journal

 Digital Image
Identifier: MSS 15, Volume 3
Dates: Oct. 1876-July 1877; Digitized: March 2022

Journal

 Digital Image
Identifier: MSS 15, Volume 4
Dates: March 1878-March 1880; Digitized: March 2022

Journal

 Digital Image
Identifier: MSS 15, Volume 5
Dates: June-December 1880; Digitized: March 2022

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Digital Record 5
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Subject
African American sailors 5
Logbooks 5
Afro-Americans 1
Diaries 1
Family 1