Whaling voyage logbook 1887-1892

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Whaling voyage logbook 1887-1892

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This volume contains the log of a whaling voyage in the South Atlantic aboard the Greyhound, a whaling bark out of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Joseph T. Enos was its master, and entries date from October 18, 1887 through April 19, 1892. The ship anchored occasionally at St. Helena. Entries record weather conditions, work on board, whales seen, whales taken, and other information and are written in several different hands

.13 linear foot (1 volume)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6311263

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Enos, Joseph T., -1910

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Greyhound (Bark)

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Whaling vessel, out of Westport, Mass., mastered by John M. Allen, on voyage from 27 May 1868-15 May 1871 to the Western, Steen, East Cape, Madagascar, and Mahe whaling grounds; owner-agent: Henry Wilcox; built at New Bedford, Mass., in 1851. From the description of Logbook of the bark Greyhound, 1868 May 27-1869 May 23. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 154690021 Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Lysander W.H. Gifford, on v...