Sketch of H.M.S. Barham
Thomas Waters Jr.'s sketch of his father’s ship H.M.S. Barham is annotated “Papa’s ship.” Thomas Sr. was on Barham in 1830. Picture is in Amaret (Dakin) Waters' scrapbook. The annotation…
Photo of Thomas Waters, Jr. (1860s)
Thomas Waters Jr. gave this 1868 photo of himself to “my very dear father,” Thomas Sr., signing it “Your ever affectionate son, Thomas Waters.” (1860s). See also P. 273 of…
The End of the Age of Sail
On November 17, 1869, a momentous world event occurs that will begin the quick downward spiral of the Great Age of Sail: the opening to navigation of the Suez Canal.…
Framed Memorial of Thomas Waters, Jr.
After his death in 1871, the family had this framed memorial image made of Thomas Waters Jr. surrounded by symbolic seaweed. It was later donated to the Admiral Digby Museum…
Report of the Wreck of Wealth of Nations
Various articles reported the loss of Wealth of Nations, Captain Thomas Waters Jr. and his crew, including this one from the Liverpool Telegraph, dated July 31, 1871. See also P.…
Thomas Waters Jr. Sketch of Barque Fawn (1840)
Thomas wrote this letter to his mother and father, Thomas Sr & Elizabeth Waters, shortly after he became a teenaged apprentice on the whaling ship Barque Fawn. You can faintly…
Marine Hospital, Hawkins Point
The smallpox hospital where Thomas Waters Jr. may have spent a grim Christmas in 1846...the Marine Hospital at Hawkins Point, part of the Quarantine Station. U.S. National Library of Medicine.…
Barbara (Bake) Waters & Thomas Waters Jr. (Early 1860s)
The earliest picture of Barbara (Bake) Waters. She is holding Thomas Jr. as an infant. Early 1860s. See also P. 241 of the By Sea, By Land book.
Transcription of Letters of Thomas Waters Jr. (1840-1871)
These transcriptions were done by Sheila Turvey and provided substantial source documentation for the book By Sea, By Land.
Great Potato Famine (1846)
A food riot in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, Ireland, during the famine. The Pictorial Times. October 10, 1846. In 1848, Thomas Waters Jr. would help bring corn and other goods to…
California Gold Rush (1849)
A 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Long Island whaling captains had the advantage of experience traveling the 18,000 nautical miles around Cape Hope…
Thomas Waters Jr. (1861)
Portrait of Thomas Waters Jr. 1861. See also P. 252 of the By Sea, By Land book.