Logbook of the steam brigantine Mary D. Hume, 1890 Apr. 19-1892 Sept. 30.

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Logbook of the steam brigantine Mary D. Hume, 1890 Apr. 19-1892 Sept. 30.

Log, kept by Hartson H. Bodfish, relating to a whaling voyage to the Arctic Ocean and Beaufort Sea.

1 v. (258 p.)

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Tilton, James A.

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Knowles, Josiah Nickerson, 1830-1896

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Josiah Nickerson Knowles was born in Eastham, Massachusetts, in 1830. As clipper ship captain, he commanded ships including the Wild Wave, the Kentuckian, and the Charger, setting records for fast passages. In 1858, he was stranded for several months as a result of the wreck of the Wild Wave on Oeno Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. The Glory of the Seas was his last clipper ship command. In 1880, Knowles settled in San Francisco, where he was active as a merchant and shipper in the whaling industry. ...

Mary D. Hume (Steam brigantine)

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Whaling vessel, out of San Francisco, Calif., mastered by James A. Tilton, on voyage from 19 Apr. 1890-29 Sept. 1892 to the Herschel Island whaling grounds; owner-agent: Josiah N. Knowles; built at Ellensburg, Or., 1881. From the description of Logbook of the steam brigantine Mary D. Hume, 1890 Apr. 19-1892 Sept. 30. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 170690808 ...

Bodfish, Hartson H. (Hartson Hartlett)

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