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

  • AU PMB MS 689
  • Collection
  • 1830 - 1896

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.
EMERALD; Jaggar; 1855; Continued from reel PMB 688 ISABELLA; Lyon; 1855-59; * LEWIS; Bonney; 1853-57; Pacific FRANCIS A. BARSTOW; Edwards; 1894-96; Pacific ALICE; Beebie; 1858-60; Pacific BARTHOLOMEW GOSNOLD; Balles; 1864-65; Pacific

The following items are held by Queensborough Public Library: Inventory to ships and whaling voyages in Long Island Collection, Queensborough Public Library, Jamaica NY NEPTUNE; ?; 1839-41; Pacific RICHMOND; ?; 1843-44; Pacific RICHMOND; ?; 1849-50; NOBLE; ?; 1853-55/1855-57; NIMROD; Green; 1858-60; Pacific DAWN; ? EDWARD; ?; 1830-32; Pacific HENRY; ?; 1838; UNIDENTIFIED MARCUS; Sweeny; 1836-37;

The remaining items are held by Smithtown Public Library: NEPTUNE; ?; 1841-43; Indian Ocean SABINA; ?; 1841-43; Pacific HAMILTON; ?; 1849-50; Pacific * - Sailed to areas other than the Pacific or Indian Ocean. Of special interest on this reel (FRANCIS A. BARSTOW; 1894-96) Crew member 'caught in the act of sodomy', 4/1/1895 (NEPTUNE; 1839-41) Submarine earthquake, 13/9/1840

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