Account books and other material relating to the whaling industry chiefly from New Bedford and Nantucket, Mass., 1774-1922 (inclusive) [microform].

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Account books and other material relating to the whaling industry chiefly from New Bedford and Nantucket, Mass., 1774-1922 (inclusive) [microform].

Material about New Bedford whaling ships (1783-1906) compiled by Joseph Dias, and (1835-1852) compiled by Samuel W. Rodman; records of chandlers, agents, and owners of whaling ships, including John Alden, 1774-1816; Frank E. Brown, 1877-1922; Matthew Howland, 1858-1879; William B. Coffin, 1827-1844; William I. Rotch, 1871; John Swain, 1789-1826; Swift and Perry, 1859-1883; and Taber, Reed and Gardner, 1870-1874; records of individual ships, including the bark Addison, ship Corinthian, ship Daniel Webster, ship Ganges, ship George Howland, brig Leonidas, schooner Lottie Beard, ship Milton, bark Callao, bark President, bark Vernon, and ship William Wirt. Includes records of the ship Reindeer, with diary entries, 1856-1857 and 1859-1860, kept on board by the wife of Captain Edward R. Ashley. Also includes a book of handpainted whaling signals and a small memorandum book labeled "Capt. Holley Whaling Grounds" with accounts of the experiences of many ships near New Zealand.

3 linear ft. (28 v., 1 box)Copies: 4 microfilm reels.

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Mariner (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by Ebenezer Coleman; built 1832 at Rochester, Mass. From the description of Log/journal, 1832 Sept. 19-1836 Apr. 30. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013441 Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by George Palmer; owner-agent: Matthew Crosby & Co. From the description of Log/journal, 1840 Oct. 3-1844 May 16. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71012818 From ...

Fisher, Owen.

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Nassau (Ship : 1824-1865)

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Potter, S. B.

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Brown, Frank Edward, 1908-1988

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William Wirt (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Abraham Osborn, Jr., on voyage 10 Sept 1856-9 Apr. 1860; owner-agent: Edmund Maxfield; built at Fairhaven, Mass., 1833. From the description of Logbook, 1856 Sept. 10-1860 Apr. 9. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70971502 ...

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Corinthian (Ship)

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Rotch, William, 1734-1828

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Lee, Ferdinand

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Pacific (Bark)

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Gardner, Benjamin Franklin, 1900-....

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Sinclair, J. G.

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Bellows, Dexter.

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Daniel Webster (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass. From the description of Accounts, 1843-1850. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013720 Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Isaac Allen, on voyage 21 Mar. 1860-5 Jan. 1863; owner-agent: S. Thomas & Co.; built at Rochester, Mass., in 1838. From the description of Logbook of the ship Daniel Webster, 1860 Mar. 21-1863 Jan. 6. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id:...

Aldrich, Albert J.

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Kelley, Benjamin

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Swift & Perry

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Wilson, T.

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Coffin, William, 1835-

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Alden, John,

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Hercules (Bark)

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Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Jireh Sherman, Jr., on voyage from 19 Oct. 1875-17 Sept. 1879; owner-agent: Swift & Perry; built at New York, N.Y., 1816. From the description of Logbook of the bark Hercules, 1875 Oct. 19-1879 Aug. 26. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70978391 Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by John McInnis, on voyage from 14 Oct. 1879-24 Dec. 1882 to the Tristan and Coast of Africa...

Taber, Joseph B., 1808-1884

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Howland, Matthew, 1814-1884

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Wight, David, active 1817

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Stivers, J. R.

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McCullough, John B.

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Sanborn, M. W.

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Vernon (Bark)

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Harris, William B. (William Birch)

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Howland, F. S.

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Dias, Joseph

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Leonidas (Brig)

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Rodman, Samuel W.

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Howland, Captain.

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Ganges (Ship : 1809-1858)

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Enos, Joseph T., -1910

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Pomeroy, G. P.

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Erie (Ship)

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Callao (Bark)

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Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Roswell Brown, on voyage 15 Nov. 1865-11 Oct. 1870 to the Dominica, coast of Brazil, and Brazil Banks whaling grounds; owner-agent: Henry Tabor & Co.; built at Mattapoisett, Mass., 1842. From the description of Logbook, 1865 Nov. 15-1870 Oct. 12. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70971496 Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Andrew J. Fuller on voyage from 25 Aug. 1858-...

Holley, Captain.

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Milton (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Benjamin F. Jones, on voyage 1 Nov. 1851-6 Apr. 1856 to San Antonio, Falkland Islands, Coast of Chile, On the Line, Japan, Bonin Island, and Coast of Brazil whaling grounds; owner-agent: Henry Taber & Company; built at Milton, Mass., 1815. From the description of Logbook, 1851 Nov. 1-1856 Apr. 8. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70970308 Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., master...

Fuller, W. C.

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King, Billy, 1856-

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Josephine (Ship : 1824-1852)

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Whaling vessel; out of Sag Harbor, N.Y., mastered by Thomas Welcome Roys on voyage from 29 Oct. 1843-14 Sept. 1846; owner-agent: Post & Sherry; built at East Haddam, Conn., 1824; bought from New York, 1843; sold to New Bedford, 1849. From the description of Logbook of the ship Josephine, 1846 Feb. 20-Oct. 10. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71129762 ...

William Thompson (Ship)

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Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass.; mastered by Hiram Weeks, on voyage from 18 June 1835-31 Aug. 1838; owner-agent: Jireh Perry; built at New York, N.Y., in 1824. From the description of Logbook of the ship William Thompson, 1835 June 16-1838 Aug. 31. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70979723 ...

Ashley, Edward R., Mrs.

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Swain, John, 1948-

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Jones, Robert A. (Robert Alston), 1938-

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Robert Jones, along with Tom Ferguson, was the local supervisor in charge of the restoration of the Cyclorama. The restoration was done by Gustar A. Berger of the Berger Art Conservation, Inc., of New York. From the description of Records, 1973-1985. (Atlanta History Center). WorldCat record id: 28174117 ...

Little, Luther.

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Ashley, Edward R.

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George (Ship)

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The ship, George, was a trafficker of slaves and was confiscated by the British at Kingston. From the description of Logbook, 1805-1806. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122524048 ...

Cromwill, Samuel.

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Camilla (Bark)

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George Washington (Ship : 1832-1860)

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Whaling vessel; out of Wareham, Mass., mastered by George Gibbs, on voyage from 31 Oct. 1832-19 Oct. 1835; owner-agent: Nye & Thompson; built at Wareham, 1832. From the description of Logbook of the ship George Washington, 1832 Oct. 30-1835 Aug. 31. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 85259452 Whaling vessel, out of Wareham, Mass., mastered by Benjamin F. Gibbs, on voyage from 17 Nov. 1847-17 Mar. 1850, to the False Banks, On the Line, near Ko...

Addison (Bark)

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Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by John C. Pierce, on voyage from 28 Aug. 1860-22 Apr. 1867 to the On the Line and Middle whaling grounds; agent-owner: Isaac B. Richmond; built as ship at Philadelphia, Pa., 1816; rerigged to bark in 1860. From the description of Logbook of the bark Addison, 1860 Aug. 28-1864 May 23. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 226315012 ...

Allen, Isaac

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Cushman, Aaron C.

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Reindeer (Ship : 1853-1855)

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Trading and passenger vessel, out of Hudson, N.Y., mastered by Obed R. Bunker. From the description of Log/journal, 1853 May 10-1854 July 29. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71012948 Trading vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by Obed R. Bunker. From the description of Accounts, 1853-1855. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013942 ...

Lottie Beard (Schooner)

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Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Jabez W. Perry, on voyage from 13 Jan.-20 Nov. 1885; built at Fairhaven, Mass., in 1866. From the description of Logbook, 1885 Jan. 13-Nov. 20. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70975817 ...