Mabel (Bark) crew account book, 1881-1882.

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Mabel (Bark) crew account book, 1881-1882.

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Crew accounts of the Mabel's voyage dating September 9, 1881 to September 13, 1882. Pasted to the inside front cover are a payroll listing all 33 crewmen; a consolidated account noting each sailor's bonus, his salary for the voyage, the amount he owed, advances, etc.; and a receipt by J.N. Knowles, of San Francisco, California, listing the amount of bone, ivory, sperm and whale produced by the voyage. This is followed by lists of expenses charged to each crewman for such things as clothing, tobacco, and slops. The volume also includes ten crewman's agreements signed by William Lewis and noting the sailor's name, station, and share of the voyage.

1 v. ([33] p.) ; 35 centimeters.

Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library

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Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library

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Kelley, Edmund G.

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Mabel (Bark)

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Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by John Horan on voyage from 18 Sept. 1877-29 May 1881; owner-agent: William Lewis; built at Bath, Me., in 1877. From the description of Logbook of the bark Mabel, 1877 Sept. 18-1881 May 30. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71130593 The Mabel, a 188-ton ship, built in Bath, Maine, in 1877, by Brown & Hodgkins. Its home port was New Bedford, Massachusetts. Edmund Kelley was the master and W...

Lewis, William L., 1834-1904

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