William Wirt (Ship)
Variant namesWhaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Abraham Osborn, Jr., on voyage 10 Sept 1856-9 Apr. 1860; owner-agent: Edmund Maxfield; built at Fairhaven, Mass., 1833.
From the description of Logbook, 1856 Sept. 10-1860 Apr. 9. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70971502
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | William Wirt (Ship). Logbook, 1856 Sept. 10-1860 Apr. 9. | Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | Logbooks of whalers from New Bedford and Fairhaven, Massachusetts, 1824-1889 (inclusive). | Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library | |
| referencedIn | Account books and other material relating to the whaling industry chiefly from New Bedford and Nantucket, Mass., 1774-1922 (inclusive) [microform]. | Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library | |
| referencedIn | Logbooks of whalers from New Bedford and Fairhaven, Massachusetts, 1824-1889 (inclusive) [microform]. | Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library | |
| referencedIn | Various. Summaries of Whaling Logbooks, 1778-1867. | Peabody Essex Museum | |
| referencedIn | Waterman, Foster, 1805-1870. Foster Waterman Papers, 1854-1869. | Peabody Essex Museum |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
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| associatedWith | Maxfield, Edmund. | person |
| associatedWith | Osborn, Abraham, b. ca. 1833. | person |
| associatedWith | Various. | person |
| associatedWith | Waterman, Foster, 1805-1870. | person |
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| Honolulu (Hawaii) | |||
| Pacific Ocean | |||
| Massachusetts--New Bedford | |||
| Lahaina (Hawaii) | |||
| Faial Island (Azores) | |||
| Rose Atoll (American Samoa) | |||
| Oahu (Hawaii) | |||
| Rarotonga (Cook Islands) |
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| Marine accidents |
| Naval Medicine |
| Punishment |
| Seafaring life |
| Voyages and travels |
| Whale bone |
| Whale oil |
| Whalers (Persons) |
| Whalers (Persons) |
| Whalers (Persons) |
| Whales |
| Whaling |
| Whaling masters |
| Women and the sea |
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