{"id":4415,"date":"2026-08-17T21:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T21:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll157\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:11:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:11:27","slug":"coll157","status":"publish","type":"finding_aid","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll157\/","title":{"rendered":"Commodore Philip Voorhees log book"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Overview<\/h1>\n
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Title:<\/td>\nCommodore Philip Voorhees log book<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Call Number:<\/td>\nColl157<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Creator:<\/td>\nVorhees, Philip Falkerson, 1792-1862<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dates:<\/td>\n1850<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size:<\/td>\n1 box (.25 linear feet)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Language:<\/td>\nEnglish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Abstract:<\/td>\nCollection consists of the log book of Commodore Philip F. Vorhees, Commodore of the U. S. Sloop of War Plymouth, and documents the ship’s travels from the China Sea to Norfolk, Virginia. Entries contain information about the routes, crew, and weather conditions. The first entry is dated August, 29 1850 and the last dated January 28, 1851.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Citation:<\/td>\nCommodore Philip Voorhees log book, Collection 157, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
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Administrative\/Biographical Note<\/h1>\n

Philip Vorhees (1792-1862) was a US Naval officer who served in the War of 1812 and commanded the East India Squadron. He was Commodore of the U. S. Sloop of War Plymouth from 1850-1851. He spent the end of his life and died in Annapolis, MD.<\/p>\n

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Scope & Content<\/h1>\n

Arrangement<\/h2>\n

Single item.<\/p>\n

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Provenance Information<\/h1>\n

Provenance and Acquisition Information<\/h2>\n

Accession information is unknown.<\/p>\n

Processing Note<\/h2>\n

Upon arrival this log book was housed in an acid free folder. Previously assigned Ms. Coll #7.<\/p>\n

Descriptive Rules Used<\/h2>\n

Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)<\/p>\n

Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Access & Use<\/h1>\n

Finding Aids<\/h2>\n

Finding Aid: \/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll157\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Access Conditions<\/h2>\n

No restrictions.<\/p>\n

Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use<\/h2>\n

Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Copyright maintained by the creator.<\/p>\n

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Subject Headings<\/h1>\n

Creators<\/h2>\n

Vorhees, Philip Falkerson, 1792-1862<\/p>\n

Subjects<\/h2>\n

Plymouth (Sloop of war)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4415","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/finding_aid"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}