Whaling journals, 1822-1856.

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Whaling journals, 1822-1856.

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Journal inscribed "The property of Mercator Cooper at sea in the ship Andes Captain Maxwell Griffing, Master bound from the coast of Patagonia to Sag Harbor, Feb. 7, 1823." The journal records four voyages: the ship Andes from Patagonia to Sag Harbor, N.Y., 1822-1823; the ship Beaver of New York bound to Canton, China, Frederick W. Depoister, Captain, 1825; the ship Argonaut of Sag Harbor on a whaling voyage to the coast of Patagonia, Uriah Sayre, Captain, 1828-1829; and the ship Cadmus of Sag Harbor on a whaling voyage to the coast of Patagonia, Captain George Howell, Master, 1829.

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Sayre, Uriah.

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Beaver (Ship)

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Cooper, Mercator, 1803-1872

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Hunting, S. B.

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Cadmus (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of Fairhaven, Mass., mastered by Frederick C. Taber, on voyage from 23 May 1831-1 Apr. 1834; owner-agent: Atkins Adams; built at Medford, Mass., 1816; wrecked, 1842. From the description of Logbook of the ship Cadmus, 1831 May 22-1834 Apr. 1. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70977433 ...

Levant (Ship : 1831-1855)

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Whaling vessel, out of Sag Harbor, N.Y., mastered by Mercator Cooper, on voyage from 7 Aug. 1851 to 1855 (lost; ending this voyage) to the off southwest coast of South Africa, Coast of Kamchatka, Chatham Island, Balleny Islands, Japan, and Anadyr Sea whaling grounds; agent-owner: Huntting Cooper; built at Newbury, Mass., 1831. From the description of Logbook of the ship Levant, 1851 Aug. 5-1854 Dec. 11. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 210269993 ...

Andes (Ship)

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Howell, George, 1833-1910

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Born, 1833, Wrington; education was both sporadic and rudimentary, ending before he was twelve; at the age of eight he began working as a ploughboy, later moving to assist his father as a mortar boy and, in 1847, he became apprenticed to a Wrington shoemaker; largely self-taught, he was to become a voracious reader, notably of religious tracts and radical periodicals; enrolled in a local Chartist group, 1848, and underwent conversion to Wesleyan Methodism and taught at Sunday school. At the end ...

American (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of Edgartown, Mass., mastered by Henry F. Gifford. From the description of Logbook, 1841 Nov. 27-1845 July 12. (Falmouth Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 70971926 ...

Argonaut (Ship)

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Franklin (Ship)

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The "Franklin" was commanded by Henry N. Ballard, 1817-1818, and by John Gallagher, 1818-1819. From the description of Logbook, 1817-1819. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122540373 ...

Depoister, Frederick W.

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Griffing, Maxwell

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Phoenix (Ship : 1827-1861)

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Chartered ship, 493 tons. Principal Managing Owner: John Blackett. Voyages: (1) 1819/20 Bengal and Madras. Capt William Gordon. Falmouth 12 Jun 1820 - 28 Jun São Tiago - 14 Oct Calcutta - 29 Dec Diamond Harbour - 21 Jan 1821 Kedgeree - 3 Feb Madras - 14 Jul Downs. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000093.0x00028a Whaling vessel, out of New London, Conn., mastered by Christopher Allen and then James M. Fitc...