Collection MS 219 - Whaling logbooks, and other documents, copied in New England (USA) repositories

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AU PMB MS 219

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

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  • 1790 - 1870 (Creation)

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1 reel; 35mm microfilm

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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.<BR>Information is provided in the following format: Name of ship (in upper case); Name of Captain/Logkeeper; Date of voyage; Area or places visited.<BR>JOSEPH MAXWELL; ?; 1867-8; Continued from reel PMB 218<BR>MARENGO; Skinner; 1855; Hawaii, Marianas<BR>LYDIA; Haswell; 1802; Manila, Guam<BR>MALOLO; Bridges; 1868-70; Micronesia<BR>LOGAN?; ?; 1836-38; (not copied)<BR>MENTOR; ?Suter; 1819; China<BR>MENTOR; ?; 1843-; Pacific, NW Coast USA<BR>MASSACHUSETTS; Bartlett; 1790; NW Coast USA, Hawaii<BR>MASSACHUSETTS; Bartlett; 1790-93; China<BR>MAYFLOWER; ?Colt; 1839-41; Australia, East Indies<BR>POTOMAC; ?; 1836; Orient<BR>POTOMAC; ?; 1838; East Indies<BR>PEARL; ?; 1810; Canton<BR>Of special interest on this reel (MALOLO; 1868-70) Interesting facts about trade in Marshall and Kingsmill Islands, i.e. southern Gilbert Islands.

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Available for reference but, no part of the contents of this microfilm may be reproduced in any way without the permission of the holding institution or individual. Written permission must be obtained from the holding institution or individual before copies of the microfilm can be supplied. The name of the holding institution or individual, and the PMB film number, should both appear in citations.

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Peabody Museum, Salem, Mass. 01970

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Access this title at PMB Member Libraries or by contacting the Bureau directly: http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/accessing.php

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ms219

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