1853 PRE CIVIL WAR HANDWRITTEN SHIP LOG BOOK LOGBOOK

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You are bidding on a handwritten ship logbook from December 28,1853-May 25, 1854 of the brig Charles Edward. THE CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP WAS DARIUS DOAK Built by Leowel R. Palmer in 1845. Logbook includes a list of all her masters and a vintage map with symbols of Belfast. Charles Edward made roughly 233 voyages before the ship was a total loss on the beach at Clinton pt. Connecticut. The log book mostly consists of weather, wind speed, and direction, ship course and direction, etc.. On the last few pages poetry and a pencilled horse and womans profile . Log entries 12/28 1853-5/26 1854. Condition is very good 1/2 leather marbled boards raised bands on spine labels saying Log in gold. 13.5 x 9 in. PLEASE VIEW THE PHOTOS AND EMAIL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS. THIS LOGBOOK IS AN EX BARBARA JOHNSON WHALING MUSEUM LOGBOOK. THE LOGBOOK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING ITS AGE. IT IS A PRETTY THIN BOOK, BUT IS ABOUT 5 MONTHS LONG WITH ENTRIES FOR EACH DAY. PLEASE ADD $8.00 TO PAYMENT TOWARDS SHIPPING,INSURANCE,AND PACKAGING. OVERSEAS BIDDERS INCLUDING ALASKA AND HAWAII WILL PAY MORE FOR SHIPPING DEPENDING UPON LOCATION. IS SOME INFORMATION AND A PHOTO WHICH I FOUND ON THE INTERNET OF CAPTAIN DARIUS DOAK : In 1810, James Doak (b.1783), son of Shoemaker James Doak Jr. of Londonderry, N.H. was in Prospect, Maine with his first wife Elizabeth (Park). He and Elizabeth were married about 1805 although we have no record of the marriage date or place. James was a Ships' Carpenter and for his whole life, worked in the shipyards at Prospect, Searsport, Swansville, Winterport and Belfast, Maine. He died 1865 at Searsport, Maine and is buried with his wife and his son Darius and wife Martha and two Grandchildren at the Village Cemetery in Searsport. He and Elizabeth had six children. Six Generations of Descendents are shown on the Belfast Family Tree page on this web site. Name Birth Death Age Occupation Spouse Alexander Park 1810 1877 67 Military Sarah Davidson Mary J. P. 1811 James 1813 1839 26 Darius 1814 1887 73 Sea Captain Martha Thompson Martha Rebecca C 1817 Horace 1821 Louise Emerson We do know something about Captain Darius Doak and his descendents. His picture is available on an early Tintype and is shown in a publication of the Penobscot Marine Museum of Searsport, Maine. is what he looked like: Captain Darius Doak Master of the "Casilda" 1847 to 1849, the Brig "Charles Edward" 1850 to 1854, the Brig "Xenophon" 1854 to 1862 and the Brig "Amos M. Roberts from 1862 to 1871. The "Xenophon" might have been a Naval Ship as it was rammed and then retired by the Navy in 1861.Darius was 33 when he got his first command. He died 16 years after his last command (Brig Amos M. Roberts) and is buried with his wife Martha in the Village Cemetery off Mt. Ephraim Rd. at Searsport, Maine. His house is still standing and currently in use. Most of the current Doak residents of Belfast are descended from Darius. Darius Doak Home Doak Family Plot Map of Searsport Searsport, Maine Village Cemetery This Web Site is deeply indebted to Sharon Burrill of Belfast for all of the photos and maps you see on these pages. She spent a great deal of time visiting these sites, photographing grave sites and grave stones and gathering family information for us. Her cheerful responsiveness and enthusiastic participation is very much appreciated. read more

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