Logbook of the ship Ploughboy, 1848 June 16-1849.

Phelon, Henry, 1799-1851

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Ploughboy (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by William C. Chadwick; owner-agent: Gideon Gardner & Co. From the description of Log/journal, 1821 July 31-1824 May 12. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71012942 From the description of Log/journal, 1824 Sept. 19-1827 Mar. 15. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71012941 Whaling vessel; out of Nantucket, Mass.; mastered by Nathan Chase; on voyage from 16 Oct. 1830-5 Mar. 1834; buil...

Swift, Obed Nye, 1804-1863

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Merchant, of New Bedford, Mass; partner with his brother William C.N. Swift (1815-1892) in Swift Brothers of New Bedford, Mass., a lumber business that harvested live oak from the swamps of the southern states for the shipbuilders of New Bedford. From the description of Obed Nye Swift diary, 1851. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 78464506 ...

Phelon, Henry A., 1831-1902

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Henry A. Phelon (born 1831) was a United States naval officer and merchant. Pelon was born in Nantucket, Mass., and moved to West Springfield, Mass., in 1841 with his parents Mary Ann Folger Phelon and Henry Phelon. He became a sailor in 1848 and thereafter served on whaling ships and in the merchant service, eventually obtaining the rank of captain. During the Civil War he volunteer for service with the United States Navy and in February 1862 received a commission as acting master. He served as...