Records of the Holmes's shipyard, 1825-1886.

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Records of the Holmes's shipyard, 1825-1886.

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Correspondence, account books, ledgers, bills, receipts, marine insurance policies, shipping articles, agreements, bills of sale, and other records, relating to the shipbuilding and management activities of Holmes and his sons, who in addition to launching many vessels also held shares in and were agents for several whaling barks.

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G. W. Blunt White Library

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G. W. Blunt White Library

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Union (Bark : 1847)

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Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Benjamin F. Ellis, on voyage from 31 Aug. 1855 to 8 July 1857; agent-owner: Chapman & Bonney; built at Somerset, Mass., 1834; formerly a schooner; added 1854 from Provincetown; sold to Mattapoisett., in 1857; lost 1865. From the description of Logbook of the bark Union, 1855 Aug. 31-1857 July 7. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 176911292 ...

Holmes, Josiah.

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Josiah Holmes & Son

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Oscar (Bark)

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Whaling vessel; out of Sag Harbor, New York, mastered by William A. Green on voyage from 9 Dec. 1845-9 May 1849; owner-agent: Huntting Cooper; sold to Mattapoisett, 1849. From the description of Logbook of the bark Oscar, 1845 Dec. 8-1849 May 9. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71130043 Whaling vessel, out of Sag Harbor, N.Y., mastered by William A. Green, on voyage from 9 Dec. 1845-9 May 1849 to the Archer, On the Line, Coast of Kamchatka, Mid...

Holmes, Josiah, 1779-1859

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Shipbuilder, of Mattapoisett, Mass.; from 1825-1841 in business under his own name; in 1841 name of business changed to Josiah Holmes & Son when joined by his sons Josiah, Jr., and Jonathan; by 1846 name of business changed to Josiah Holmes, Jr. & Brother. From the description of Records of the Holmes' shipyard, 1825-1886. (Mystic Seaport Museum, G W Blunt White Library). WorldCat record id: 47728009 From the description of Records of the Holmes's shipyard, 1825-1886...

Annawan (Bark)

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Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Edward K. Russell, on voyage 1 Oct. 1867-3 May 1870 to Cornell, Dominica, off the Coast of Morocco, Western Island, Coast of Brazil-Abrolhas, Cape Verde, Coast of Africa, and South and West of Ascension Island whaling grounds; owner-agent: Edmund Maxfield; built at Rochester, Mass., 1841; altered from a brig, 1859; sold to New Bedford, 1862; lost 1873. From the description of Logbook, 1867 Oct. 1-1870 Apr. 18. (Old Dartmouth Hist...

Wanderer (Bark)

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Whaling vessel (303 tons), out of New Bedford, Mass.; mastered by Antone T. Edwards on voyage from 17 Oct. 1919 to 22 Oct. 1920; owner-agent: James F. Avery; built at Mattapoisett, Mass., in 1878; lost 1924. From the description of Logbook of the bark Wanderer, 1919 Oct. 17-1920 Mar. 30. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 392949953 Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Antone T. Edwards, on voyage 15 Mar. 1921-13 Apr. 1922 to the...

Holmes, Jonathan (Shipbuilder)

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Josiah Holmes, Jr. & Brother

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