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AU PMB MS 774
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- 1790 - 1857 (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); Date of voyage; Area or places visited.
PLEASE NOTE: PMB 768 to 783 - the names of the captains or logkeepers were not readily available for inclusion in these entries. Some of the names may be located in the indexes mentioned above.
PEACOCK USS, VINCENNES USS; 1838-42; Continued from reel PMB 773 HOPE; 1790-92; Pacific VANCOUVER; 1804-06; Pacific Taylor; Sketchbook, 1854-57 OTTER; 1809-11; Pacific
Of special interest on this reel (VANCOUVER; 1804-06) Early fur trading voyage; beauty of Hawaii; visit of royal family; (OTTER; 1809-11) Visited by king at Hawaii; difficulties of navigation; problems and dangers of trading with the Indians; note on Russian plans for extension of influence, 27 May 1810.
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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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Beinecke Library, Yale University, Box 1603A Yale Station, New Haven CON 06520
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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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ms774