Whaling logbooks, and other documents, copied in New England (USA) repositories
- AU PMB MS 260
- Collection
- 1836 - 1875
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. ANSEL GIBBS; Chapell; 1860-61; Continued from reel PMB 259 ABIGAIL; Raynard; 1836-38; Hawaii, Galapagos Islands, Easter Island ZEPHYR; ?; 1839-40; New Zealand, Kermadecs, Society Islands ZEPHYR; ?; 1840-43; Hawaii EQUATOR; ?; 1843-47; Juan Fernandez, Galapagos Islands ROMAN; ?; 1848-51; South Atlantic, Juan Fernandez Islands, Marquesas, Galapagos Islands JAMES ARNOLD; Sullivan; 1857-59; South Atlantic, Tasmania, New Zealand, Kermadecs, Tonga, Futuna, Ocean Island, New Guinea, Solomons, Lord Howe Island CHANDLER PRICE; Taber; 1848-49; Society Islands, Hawaii, Western Australia, New Zealand ACCOUNT BOOKS - OHIO; Sawtell/Baker; 1850-62 ACCOUNT BOOKS - SENECA; Snow & Son; 1869-75 OWNER'S ACCOUNT BOOKS - MARTHA; 1836-1860; For a number of voyages where logkeeper/Captain was: Borden;1836-38 Kelly; 1838-40 Hammond; 1840-44 Stuart; 1844-47 (unknown logkeeper/captain; n.d.) Spaulding; 1856-60 JASPER; Leavett; 1839-41; ? LA GRANGE; Taber/Dexter; 1839-53; ?
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