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Whaling logbooks, and other documents, copied in New England (USA) repositories

  • AU PMB MS 397
  • Collection

Please refer to the full entry in PMB 200

For indexes see American Whalers and Traders in the Pacific, Robert Langdon, ed., Canberra, 1978 and Where the Whalers Went, Robert Langdon, ed., Canberra, 1984. This reel contains copies of pages omitted, spoiled or incorrectly exposed by the microfilmers in photographing the logbooks and other documents copied on reels PMB 372-392 inclusive. A key to the contents of the reel appears at the beginning and end of the film. Items on reels 372-392 containing material which has been refilmed on this reel have been marked with an asterisk (*).

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Whaling logbooks, and other documents, copied in New England (USA) repositories

  • AU PMB MS 725
  • Collection
  • 1745 - 1882

Please refer to the full entry in PMB 200

For indexes see American Whalers and Traders in the Pacific, Robert Langdon, ed., Canberra, 1978 and Where the Whalers Went, Robert Langdon, ed., Canberra, 1984. Information is provided in the following format: Name of ship (in upper case); Name of Captain/Logkeeper; Date of voyage; Area or places visited. HERCULES; McEnnis; 1879-82; Continued from reel PMB 724 PRINCE CHARLES; Gwynn/George; 1745; FALCON; Dougherty; 1865-67; MEXICO; Wing; 1844-45; PRESIDENT; Sowle; 1849-50; FRANCES A. BARSTOW; Reed; 1877-78/1878-80; - Sailed to areas other than Pacific or Indian Ocean, see indexes for details

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Whaling logbooks, and other documents, copied in New England (USA) repositories

  • AU PMB MS 733
  • Collection
  • 1816 - 1879

Please refer to the full entry in PMB 200

For indexes see American Whalers and Traders in the Pacific, Robert Langdon, ed., Canberra, 1978 and Where the Whalers Went, Robert Langdon, ed., Canberra, 1984. Information is provided in the following format: Name of ship (in upper case); Name of Captain/Logkeeper; Date of voyage; Area or places visited. Hunnewell, James; Diary, 1816-22 Morgan, Charles W.; Letter Book, 1833-37 JOHN GILPIN; Ring; 1855-56; Pacific JOHN GILPIN; Ropes; 1856-57; * The remaining items on this reel are held by the Houghton Library HOLLANDER; Hardy/Millett; 1857-58; Indian Ocean SYREN; Morse; 1865-66; Pacific SYREN; Wood/Manters; 1870-71; Pacific SYREN; Johnson; 1877-79; Pacific CANTON; Lucas; 1842-45; Pacific CANTON; Sherman; 1874-78; Indian Ocean

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Whaling logbooks, and other documents, copied in New England (USA) repositories

  • AU PMB MS 734
  • Collection
  • 1832 - 1878

Please refer to the full entry in PMB 200

For indexes see American Whalers and Traders in the Pacific, Robert Langdon, ed., Canberra, 1978 and Where the Whalers Went, Robert Langdon, ed., Canberra, 1984. Information is provided in the following format: Name of ship (in upper case); Name of Captain/Logkeeper; Date of voyage; Area or places visited. CANTON; Sherman; 1874-78; Continued from reel PMB 733 ARCHER; ?; 1856-61; Pacific SYREN; Perkins; 1868-69; Pacific STAFFORD; Francis; 1851-54; Pacific PACIFIC; ?; 1851-54; Pacific ROBERT MORRISON; ?; 1854-57; Pacific MARIA; Macy; 1832-34; Pacific OROZIMBO; Bartlett; 1840-43; Pacific Of special interest on this reel (MARIA; 1832-34) Good record of shipboard life generally - of ports, of gaming and of gossip; comments on learning on board - many 'darkies' learned to read and write

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Whaling logbooks, and other documents, copied in New England (USA) repositories

  • AU PMB MS 736
  • Collection
  • 1824 - 1881

Please refer to the full entry in PMB 200

For indexes see American Whalers and Traders in the Pacific, Robert Langdon, ed., Canberra, 1978 and Where the Whalers Went, Robert Langdon, ed., Canberra, 1984. Information is provided in the following format: Name of ship (in upper case); Name of Captain/Logkeeper; Date of voyage; Area or places visited. ONTARIO; Bunker; 1824-27; Pacific LINDA STEWART; ?; 1877-81; Pacifc CHARLES DREW; Bonly; 1839-42; Pacific BHERING; Snow; 1842; Pacific LAFAYETTE; Ray; 1856-61; Pacific NIGER; Jernegan; 1852-56; Pacific

Of special interest on this reel (LINDA STEWART; 1877-81) In quarantine at Talcuhuano with smallpox cases from April to 29 June 1880; sent boats to help SAPPHO which was on fire, 26 June 1880.

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Whaling logbooks, and other documents, copied in New England (USA) repositories

  • AU PMB MS 737
  • Collection
  • 1833 - 1873

Please refer to the full entry in PMB 200

For indexes see American Whalers and Traders in the Pacific, Robert Langdon, ed., Canberra, 1978 and Where the Whalers Went, Robert Langdon, ed., Canberra, 1984. Information is provided in the following format: Name of ship (in upper case); Name of Captain/Logkeeper; Date of voyage; Area or places visited. NIGER; Jernegan; 1852-56; Continued from reel PMB 736 Maury, Lieut. M.F., U.S. Navy (Compiler); Whale chart of the world compiled from materials in the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, 1852 ALERT; Phelps; 1840-41; Pacific (Private journal to wife) ACUSHNET; Rogers; 1845-48; Pacific AWASHONKS; Lawrence; 1851-54; Pacific UNIDENTIFIED; ?; 1835-36; Pacific OHIO; Baker; 1854-58; Pacific LEONIDAS; Cleveland; 1833-37; Pacific SYREN; Johnson; 1871-73; Pacific

Of special interest on this reel (ACUSHNET; 1845-48) Sketches, including one of ACUSHNET; notes on ports of call, masts, sails; newspaper extract on MOBY DICK and ACUSHNET; (OHIO; 1854-58) Mr Slater put ashore in tent with two men to attend him; smoked ship - probably smallpox - Chatham Island, 30 November 1856

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