Letters, 1851-1855.

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Letters, 1851-1855.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38111996

Eleven autograph letters from Joseph Loring to family members in Maine. Loring's letters recount his first voyage on a whaling ship, the Cowper, which sailed from New Bedford, Mass., on Sept. 10, 1851, and returned there on May 6, 1855. Six of the letters are from New Bedford prior to his departure, and they describe the atmosphere of the whaling port. Four letters are written from the Cowper while it was at sea and at port in Honolulu and Lahaina. The last letter is written on Loring's return to New Bedford. The collection also includes a letter from a friend in Maine to Loring and a letter from Loring's sister.

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University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7400286

University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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Loring, Joseph Ellery Foxcroft.

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New England sailor during the mid-nineteenth century. From the description of Letters, 1851-1855. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 38111996 ...

Cowper (Ship)

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Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by John Keen Hathaway, on voyage from 3 June 1845-24 Sept. 1848; owner-agent: B.B. Howard; built at Quincy, Mass., 1826; bought from Newburyport, 1845. From the description of Logbook of the ship Cowper, 1845 June 3-1848 Sept. 24. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 79461766 Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by John K. Hathaway, on voyage 3 June 1846-24 Sept. 1848 to Coast of Ch...