Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of History
Advisor
Gordon B. Dodds
Date of Award
1989
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (M.A.) in History
Department
History
Physical Description
1 online resource (207 p.)
Subjects
Robert Haswell (1768-1801) -- Diaries, Columbia (Ship : 1787-1801)
DOI
10.15760/etd.5952
Abstract
From 1787 to 1793 a group of Bostonians plied the sea otter pelt trade between the northwestern coast of the North American continent and Canton, China. By chance, in May of 1792, their captain, Captain Robert Gray discovered the Columbia River, thereby feeding the popular belief in a transcontinental river and strengthening subsequent American claims to the Pacific Northwest.
Presented here is a previously unpublished portion of First Mate Robert Haswell's log of the second voyage. This portion spans the dates October 3, 179 2 through May 2 6, 1793 and records the voyage from the completion of trade in the Pacific Northwest until the Columbia Rediviva's arrival in St. Helena. It has been lightly annotated and placed within the context of the subsequent use by statesmen and scholars of Columbia Rediviva records.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/23415
Recommended Citation
Herrick, Lucinda Joy, "Revisiting the Rediviva : first mate Robert Haswell's account of the Columbia Rediviva's activities in China and on the return journey during the second voyage" (1989). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 4068.
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4068
10.15760/etd.5952
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