Whaling logbooks, and other documents, copied in New England (USA) repositories
- AU PMB MS 780
- Collection
- 1806 - 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); 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. ELIZABETH; 1841-44; Pacific HENRY; 1845-47; Pacific LYDIA; 1840-41; ? LYDIA; 1840-42; Indian Ocean
The remaining items are held by the Peabody Museum PANAY; 1877-79; Indian Ocean AMETHYST; 1806-11; Indian Ocean Williams, J.B.; Journal, 1842-44 Driver, William; Papers re Pitcairn Island, n.d. Derby, C.H.; Clippings re Pitcairn Island Of special interest on this reel (AMETHYST; 1806-11) Narrative of sealing and beche-de-mer trade; ravages of scurvy; participation in Palau affairs and the 'arms race'; (CHARLES DOGGETT; 1831) Account of returning Pitcairn Islanders to their home and analysis of BOUNTY mutiny
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