Maiden voyage of the merchant ship "Burnham" told by her Captain - 1847
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The maiden voyage of the Burnham took place in January 1847.
Based on the precise timeline recorded by Captain William H. Sweetser in the text of the letter, we can trace the exact duration and completion dates of this historic first run:
Departure from New England: The ship set sail mid-January 1847, enduring a notoriously rough winter storm along the Atlantic coast.
Arrival in Cuba: The Burnham safely completed her very first transit and dropped anchor in the sugar port of Sagua La Grande, Cuba on January 24, 1847.
The First Log: Captain Sweetser penned this initial status update directly evaluating the ship's performance just three days later, on January 27, 1847.
