Original handwritten maritime journal and letter book spanning 1824-1827, containing detailed shipboard correspondence and operational notes by Peter Cook. Entries include dated letters such as "Portsmouth 30th July 1824," "Portsmouth 10th Sept. 1824," and later 1827 entries, recording cargo weights, rigging and sail inventories ("14 coils," "2 topsails," "main staysail," "tarpaulins"), and logistical details of voyages between English ports including Portsmouth and Hayle. Several letters close with the signature "Your Obed't Serv't, Peter Cook." Bound in brown boards with leather spine, measuring 8-1/4" x 6-5/8". All details derived directly from the manuscript pages shown. TAGS: maritime journal, 19th century shipping, Portsmouth harbor, merchant seafaring, handwritten letter book, nautical manuscript. This item can be shipped in-house. Multiple lot combined shipping may require 3rd Party shipping.