Whaling industry collection, 1793-1859.

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Whaling industry collection, 1793-1859.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155545923

Reports from whaling masters to owners, bills of sale of vessels, notices to attend whaling company board meetings, letters from the harbor master, agreements with seamen, dividends notice, shipping orders, manifests, newspapers with whalers shipping list, list of shipping owned in Sag Harbor in 1839, and list of share of sloop NANCY in 1792 and 1793. Also, British patent for harpoon to Thomas Welcome Roys of Southampton, N.Y., 1857, for improved apparatus applicable to capture of whales and porpoises.

ca. 60 items.

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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SNAC Resource ID: 6882462

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum (Sag Harbor, N.Y.)

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Collecting area: Records and artifacts that record whaling and allied business activities, local history, and Customs House operation for Sag Harbor. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155546018 ...

Nancy (Sloop)

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Roys, Thomas Welcome

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