Journal of a whaling voyage to the Pacific on the ship Harvest of Nantucket, George B. Coffin, master, February 18, 1845-July 5, 1848 [microform] / kept by Robert Colburn Fay. 1845-1848.
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Harvest (Ship)
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Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by Benjamin F. Riddell. From the description of Log/journal, 1853 Aug. 9-1857 Nov. 8. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 70965324 Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by David N. Edwards; owner-agent: Harrison G.O. Dunham Co. From the description of Log/journal, 1828 Nov. 18-1831 Nov. 15. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013309 Whaling vessel, out of Nantucke...
Fay, Robert Colburn, 1820-1872.
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Robert C. Fay was born in Cuttingsville, Vermont in 1820. In 1845 and 1847 he sailed as mate on the ship Harvest going for whales and whale oil. By 1849 he acted as skipper with Capt. Isaiah Folger as Master on the Schooner "Exact" on a trip up the coast that was the first settlers to land at Alki Point, WA on 13 Nov. 1851. Capt. Fay remained on Puget Sound taking an active interest in the affairs of all new comers. He was appointed Govt. Indian Agent under Col. Simmons and did much to avert ser...
