Collection MS 737 - Whaling logbooks, and other documents, copied in New England (USA) repositories

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AU PMB MS 737

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

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  • 1833 - 1873 (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. 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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Available for reference.
Copies may be made by photographic or similar means for personal/research purposes only. For more extensive use of the work, written permission must be obtained from the Houghton Library. The name of the holding institution should appear in all citations.

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Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge MA 02138

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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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ms737

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