Whaling logbooks, and other documents, copied in New England (USA) repositories
- AU PMB MS 727
- Collection
- 1837 - 1854
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. NEWARK; Pendleton; 1846-49; Continued from reel PMB 726 GANGES; Coffin; 1849-53; Pacific BOLTON; Burtch; 1837-38; LA GRANGE; Stevens; 1837; CHARLES PHELPS; Hall; 1842-44; Pacific The remaining items on this reel are held in the Baker Library, Harvard University WILLIAM WIRT; Daggett; 1838-42; Pacific WILLIAM WIRT; Luce; 1846-48; ? WILLIAM WIRT; Daggett; 1848-50; ? ENTERPRISE; Russell; 1854; Pacific BARCLAY; ?; 1847-51; Pacific * - Sailed to areas other than Pacific or Indian Ocean. Of special interest on this reel (CHARLES PHELPS; 1842-44) Trial on board of cook for suspected poisoning; (ENTERPRISE; 1854) Painting of a whaling scene.
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