Papers of William Bunker Gardner, 1847-1965.

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Papers of William Bunker Gardner, 1847-1965.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122332607

The collection consists of letters (including one letter book), manuscripts (including one journal, one drawing, and a map), and documents (including one logbook) related to the 1852-1855 voyage of the "Sarah Parker" to San Francisco via Cape Horn, visits to North Pacific ports, and the return trip to Massachusetts. The journal in the collection is by Charlotte Coffin Gardner, the wife of shipmaster William B. Gardner.

76 pieces.2 boxes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 6683059

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Gardner, William Bunker

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William B. Gardner (1811-1856), New England shipmaster, commanded whaling ships which made voyages to the Pacific Coast from 1839-1850. In 1852 he became master of the ship "Sarah Parker" and sailed from New Bedford, Mass., to the Pacific Coast. Gardner's wife, Charlotte Coffin Gardner, and their son accompanied him on this journey, and another son was born in San Francisco before their return to Nantucket in 1855. From the description of Papers of William Bunker Gardner, 1847-1965. ...

Gardner, Charlotte Coffin, 1820-1882

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Charlotte (Coffin) Gardner; 1820-1882, was the wife of William Bunker Gardner, ship captain of Nantucket, Massachussetts. From the description of Charlotte Gardner diary [manuscript], 1852-1855. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 693569119 From the guide to the Charlotte Gardner diary, 1852-1855, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) ...

Graves, Eleanor W.

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Mary Mitchell (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by Samuel Joy; owner-agent: Samuel B. Tuck & Co. From the description of Log/journal, 1835 July 14-1838 May 17. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71012811 From the description of Log/journal, 1835 June 28-1838 May 27. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71012992 ...

Sarah Parker (Ship)

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Merchant ship built (1829) Kittery, Me., by William Badger; commanded by Ichabod Goodwin, sailing out of Portsmouth, N.H.; later used as whaling ship out of Nantucket. From the description of Logbook, 1830-1831. (Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 70922623 Trading vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by William B. Gardner. From the description of Log/journal, 1852 June 24-1855 May 10. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record...

Gardner, Grace Brown, 1880-1973

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Courier (Ship : 1817-1830)

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Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Thomas Severence, on voyage 7 June 1833-13 Apr. 1834 to Western Island, Pigeon, and Tristan whaling grounds; owner-agent: John C. Haskell and others; built at New York, N.Y., 1817. From the description of Logbook, 1833 June 10-1834 Apr. 8. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70973301 ...

Flora (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of New London, Conn., mastered by Captain Smith, on voyage 30 May 1835-16 Apr. 1836; owner-agent: N. & W.W. Bilings; built at Mystic, Conn., 1811. From the description of Logbook of the ship Flora, 1835 May 30-1836 Apr. 18. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 399635812 ...