Whaling logbooks, and other documents, copied in New England (USA) repositories
- AU PMB MS 227
- Collection
- 1805 - 1859
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.
MONTICELLO; Folger; 1850; South Atlantic, West Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Tonga, Samoa, Ellice Islands, Nauru (owned by Mr Charles Folger, Polpis, Nantucket, Mass. 02554) ROSCIUS; Fisher; 1850-54; South Atlantic, Marquesas (this, and following five items, located in Atheneum Library, Nantucket) ARGO; Gardner; 1808-11; Pacific ZONE; Fish; 1855-58; South Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Kermadecs, Society Islands, New Zealand, Ellice Islands NANTUCKET; Gibbs; 1855-59; Pacific GOVERNOR STRONG; Fitch; 1817-19; Pacific. Index cards to ships' logs in Atheneum Library
LADY ADAMS; Colesworthy; 1805-06; Indian Ocean (this, and following two items, owned by Mr Albert Brock, 53 Main Street, Nantucket, Mass. 02554) YOUNG EAGLE; ?; 1832-35; Society Islands ROSE; ?; 1837-41; Atlantic, Juan Fernandez, Society Islands, Marquesas, Pitcairn HUNTRESS; ?; 1820-21; South Atlantic (owned by Mr Edouard Stackpole, 84 Main Street, Nantucket, Mass. 02554)
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