Logbook of the ship Huntress 1832 Aug. 16-1836 Mar. 12.

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Logbook of the ship Huntress 1832 Aug. 16-1836 Mar. 12.

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Log, kept by Francis Post, relating to a whaling voyage to the Atlantic and Pacific ocean. Includes descriptions of whales (blackfish, finback, humpback, killer, right, and sperm), seen or taken and accidents and death at sea. Other places represented include Juan Fernández Islands, Hawaii Island, Honolulu, Faial Island, Moorea.

1 v. (238 p.)

Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library

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Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library

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Post, Francis, approximately 1808-1859

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Whaling master, of New Bedford, Mass. From the description of Francis Post correspondence, 1841 and 1852. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 123945274 ...

Alfred Gibbs Co. (New Bedford, Mass.)

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Huntress (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Francis Post, on voyage from 13 Aug. 1832-13 Mar. 1836 to the Western, 36/36, Coast of Brazil, On shore, Japan, Hawaiian Islands, Coast of Chile, On the Line, Tonga Islands, French Rock, and False Banks whaling grounds; agent-owner: Alfred Gibbs & Co.; built at Milton, Mass., 1811. From the description of Logbook of the ship Huntress 1832 Aug. 16-1836 Mar. 12. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 21...