Richard Mitchell (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by Josiah B. Long; owner-agent: Richard Mitchell & Sons.

From the description of Log/journal, 1843 Oct. 14-1846 Feb. 12. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71012956

Whaling vessel; out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by David Baker on voyage from 21 July 1829-3 Sept. 1831; built at Mattapoisett, Mass., in 1829.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Richard Mitchell, 1829 July 22-1831 Sept. 2. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71129358

Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by James Gwinn; owner-agent: Paul Mitchell & Sons.

From the description of Log/journal, 1831 Nov. 7-1834 Nov. 17. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013517

Whaling vessel; out of Edgartown, Mass.; mastered by James B. Huxford, on voyage 19 Nov. 1856-9 May 1860; owner-agent: Henry Colt; built at Rochester, Mass., 1829.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Richard Mitchell, 1856 Nov. 15-1857 Dec. 10. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71014760

Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by Robert McCleave; owner-agent: Field and Sanford.

From the description of Logbook, 1848 Aug. 31-1852 Aug. 31. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013609

Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Baker, David, shipmaster. person
associatedWith Colt, Henry. person
associatedWith Conant, John. person
associatedWith Cook, Henry, logkeeper. person
associatedWith Ebbetts, John. person
associatedWith Field and Sanford (Nantucket, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Gwinn, James. person
associatedWith Huxford, James B. person
associatedWith John F. Tucker & Company (New Bedford, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Long, Josiah B. person
associatedWith Paul Mitchell & Sons. corporateBody
associatedWith Richard Mitchell & Sons. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Mexico
Falkland Islands
Edgartown (Mass.)
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Massachusetts--Nantucket
Horn, Cape (Chile)
Hawaii
Massachusetts--Edgartown
Massachusetts--Nantucket
Massachusetts--Nantucket
South Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
California
Pacific Ocean
Massachusetts--Nantucket
Talcahuano (Chile)
Japan
Japan
Cabo San Lucas (Baja California Sur, Mexico)
Subject
Seafaring life
Voyages and travels
Whale oil
Whalers (Persons)
Whales
Whaling
Whaling masters
Occupation
Activity
Whalers (Persons)

Corporate Body

Active 1848

Active 1852

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