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Account books and other material relating to the whaling industry chiefly from New Bedford and Nantucket, Mass., 1774-1922 (inclusive) [microform].

Title: Account books and other material relating to the whaling industry chiefly from New Bedford and Nantucket, Mass., 1774-1922 (inclusive) [microform].

Material about New Bedford whaling ships (1783-1906) compiled by Joseph Dias, and (1835-1852) compiled by Samuel W. Rodman; records of chandlers, agents, and owners of whaling ships, including John Alden, 1774-1816; Frank E. Brown, 1877-1922; Matthew Howland, 1858-1879; William B. Coffin, 1827-1844; William I. Rotch, 1871; John Swain, 1789-1826; Swift and Perry, 1859-1883; and Taber, Reed and Gardner, 1870-1874; records of individual ships, including the bark Addison, ship Corinthian, ship Daniel Webster, ship Ganges, ship George Howland, brig Leonidas, schooner Lottie Beard, ship Milton, bark Callao, bark President, bark Vernon, and ship William Wirt. Includes records of the ship Reindeer, with diary entries, 1856-1857 and 1859-1860, kept on board by the wife of Captain Edward R. Ashley. Also includes a book of handpainted whaling signals and a small memorandum book labeled "Capt. Holley Whaling Grounds" with accounts of the experiences of many ships near New Zealand.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear ft. (28 v., 1 box)Copies: 4 microfilm reels.

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Leonidas (Brig). Logbook of the brig Leonidas, 1850 Aug. 5-1851 July 10.

Title: Logbook of the brig Leonidas, 1850 Aug. 5-1851 July 10.

Partial log, kept by Warren W. Baker, relating to a whaling voyage to the Indian Ocean.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (5 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70977573 View

Leonidas (Brig). Logbook of the brig Leonidas, 1851 Dec. 11-1853 Sept. 17.

Title: Logbook of the brig Leonidas, 1851 Dec. 11-1853 Sept. 17.

Log, keeper unknown, relating to a whaling voyage to the North Atlantic Ocean.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/246730522 View