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. YOUNG HECTOR; Hager; 1857-61; Pacific ZONE; Parker; 1851-52; Pacific ROBERT PENNELL; Parker; 1854; COMMERCE; Parker; 1857; CARTHAGENA; Parker; 1860; ESCHOL; Williams; 1873; COLUMBIA; Joy; 1841-45; Pacific ELIZA JANE; West; 1855-56; MAINE; Manter; 1829-30; PLATO; Manter; 1830-32; NASSAU; White; 1850-53; Pacific PIONEER; Tripp; 1875-77; HORATIO; Morse; 1877-81; Pacific HORATIO; Grant; 1881-83; Pacific CLARICE; Clark; 1838-41; Pacific YOUNG PHOENIX; Shearman; 1840-44; Pacific HOPETON; Snow; 1859-60; HOPETON; Perry; 1860-61; * - Sailed to areas other than Pacific or Indian Ocean.
The correspondence deals almost exclusively with the Methodist Mission in the Solomon Islands. Metcalfe's main correspondents were: the Rev. H. Voyce, J.F. Goldie, S.G. Andrews, Sister Lucy Money, and Stephen Gadepeta. A detailed inventory of the correspondence appears at the beginning of the microfilm. See Finding aids for details.
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. TWILIGHT; Hathaway; 1859; Pacific VALKYRIA; Lewis; 1914-16; VALKYRIA; Joseph; 1917; VALKYRIA; Joseph; 1917-18; VARNUM H. HILL; Freeman; 1863; VIOLET; Jackson; 1853; WADE; Downs; 1844-46; Pacific WANDERER; Cleveland; 1903-04; Pacific WANDERER; Higgins; 1908-09; WANDERER; Joseph; 1919; WILLIAM AND ELIZA; Barnard; 1831-35; Pacific WILLIAM HAMILTON; Swain; 1838-42; Pacific WINSLOW; Gardner; 1815-17; WILLIAM A. GRABER; Gonsalves; 1916; YOUNG HECTOR; Smith; 1853-57; Pacific - Sailed to areas other than Pacific or Indian Ocean.
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. SOUTH CAROLINA; Cory; 1848-51; Indian Ocean SPLENDID; Smith; 1854-58; Pacific S.R. SOPHER; Burch; 1865-66; SUPERIOR; Wood; 1857-60; Pacific SWALLOW; Slocum; 1861-65; Pacific THOMAS POPE; Robbins; 1859-62; Indian Ocean TRIDENT; Green; 1869-70; Pacific TRITON; Packard; 1860-65; Pacific TROPIC BIRD; Hagar; 1861-63/1864-65; * - Sailed to areas other than Pacific or Indian Ocean.
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. ROSCIUS; Honeywell; 1861-62; ROSCIUS; Honeywell; 1863; ROSCIUS; Honeywell; 1864; ROUSSEAU; Taber; 1849-53; Pacific SAPPHO; Edick; 1875-79; SARATOGA; Slocum; 1857-60; Pacific SEA FOX; Braley/Sisson/Howland; 1869-71; Indian Ocean SEA FOX; Eldridge; 1871-73; SEA RANGER; Lewis; 1866-69; Pacific SHARON; Church; 1837-39; Pacific - Sailed to areas other than Pacific or Indian Ocean.
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. PEDRO VARELA; Ricketson; 1881-83; Indian Ocean LOTTIE BEARD; ? PEDRO VARELA; Ricketson; 1885; PETREL; Reed; 1886-90; Pacific PLATINA; Chase; 1871-75; Pacific RAINBOW; Eldridge; 1866-67; RAINBOW; Macomber; 1867-68; RAINBOW; Cannon; 1868; RAINBOW; Cannon; 1869-70; RAMBLER; Willis; 1856-60; Pacific REBECCA SIMS; Willis; 1853-57; Pacific REBECCA SIMS; Gavitt; 1853-57; Pacific NAPOLEON; Fuller; 1864-67; Pacific RICHARD MITCHELL; Huxford; 1856-57; Indian Ocean SOUTH AMERICA; Walker; 1853; Pacific ROMAN 2ND; Tripp; 1850-52; Pacific - Sailed to areas other than Pacific or Indian Ocean.
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. NAVY; Bouldrey; 1869-71; Pacific NEPTUNE; Green; 1842-43; NEPTUNE; Pierson; 1843-45; Pacific NIMROD; Howes; 1857-61; Pacific NYE; Howland; 1853-56; CONGRESS 2ND; Stransburg; 1858-62; Pacific OCEAN; Clark; 1860-61; Pacific SEA QUEEN; Burdett; 1862; Pacific OLIVER CROCKER; Cochran; 1858-63; Pacific OREGON; Tobey; 1857-61; Pacific OSCEOLA 3RD; Malloy; 1866-67; PARACHUTE; Eastham; 1838-40; Indian Ocean PEARL; Purrington; 1839-40; * - Sailed to areas other than Pacific or Indian Ocean.
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. METEOR; Clasby/Bennett; 1831-32; MIDAS; Howland; 1861-65; Pacific MILO; Hawes; 1863-69; Pacific MONTEZUMA; Allen; 1846-49; Indian Ocean MOUNT VERNON; Willis; 1849-52; Pacific MYSTIC; Joseph; 1913-14; NAPOLEON; Fuller; 1864-67; Pacific NAUTILUS; Swain; 1855-59; Pacific NAVIGATOR; Fisher; 1841-45; Pacific NAVIGATOR; Palmer; 1845-49; Pacific NAVY; Sarvent; 1859-64; Pacific * - Sailed to areas other than Pacific or Indian Ocean.
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. WILLIAM THOMPSON; Weeks; 1835-38; Pacific MARCELLA; Sturgis; 1873-76; Indian Ocean MARGARETT; Joseph; 1920; MARIA; Coffin; 1843-46; Indian Ocean MARS; Harrison; 1856-59; Indian Ocean MARY E. SIMMONS; Mandley; 1879-80; MARY FRAZIER; Taber; 1863-65; Indian Ocean MASSACHUSETTS; Chase; 1848-51; Pacific MATTAPOISETT; Tripp; 1871-72; MERMAID; Sherman; 1883-85; MERMAID; Sherman; 1885-87; Indian Ocean MERMAID; Devoll; 1896; Pacific MESSENGER; Gifford; 1861-63; Indian Ocean PAMELIA; Slocum; 1861; Indian Ocean * - Sailed to areas other than Pacific or Indian Ocean.
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. JOHN R. MANTA; Mandley; 1917-25; JOHN R. MANTA; Edwards; 1927; CONTEST; ? JOSEPHINE; Allen; 1856-59; Pacific JOSEPHINE; Chapman; 1859-62; Pacific JOSEPHINE; Chapman; 1863-67; Pacific JOSEPH MAXWELL; Perry; 1843-47; Pacific KATHLEEN; Allen; 1852-55; LAFAYETTE; Sherman; 1861; LANCASTER; Russell; 1858-62; Pacific LEONORA; Cleveland; 1901-02; Indian Ocean WANDERER; ?; 1903-04; Pacific LEWIS; Reed; 1835-37; STEPHANIA; Bourne; 1847-50; Indian Ocean LOUISA; Wyatt; 1851-53; Pacific LOUISA; Slocum; 1869-74; Pacific MINNESOTA; Pierce; 1868-73; Pacific EUROPA; Parker; 1874; Indian Ocean LYDIA; Hathaway; 1865-67; Pacific - Sailed to areas other than Pacific or Indian Ocean.