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SIA Acc. T90043, New England Whaling Schooner Logbooks, 1841-1888

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Summary

Title:
New England Whaling Schooner Logbooks, 1841-1888
Dates:
1841, 1841-1888
Summary:
This accession consists of New England Whaling Schooner logbooks. All ships seem to have had New Bedford, Massachusetts, as home port
Topic:
Whaling ships
Subjects:
Active (Ship), Adelia Chase (Schooner), Adeline Gibbs (Ship), Ohio (Ship), Thomas Pope (Bark)
Place:
New Bedford (Mass.)
Form/Genre:
Mixed archival materials, Collection descriptions
Local Number:
SIA Acc. T90043

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Accession T90043

New England Whaling Schooner Logbooks, 1841-1888

Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:
Title: New England Whaling Schooner Logbooks
Dates: 1841-1888
Quantity: 1.29 cu. ft. (3 12x17 boxes)
Collection: Accession T90043
Language of Materials: English

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of New England Whaling Schooner logbooks. All ships seem to have had New Bedford, Massachusetts, as home port.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession T90043, , New England Whaling Schooner Logbooks

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Container List

Box 1

Logbook of the bark "Ohio", 1878-1881

Box 1 of 3

Logbook of the bark "Active", 1865-1870

Box 1 of 3

Logbook of the bark "Thomas Pope", 1856-1859

Box 1 of 3

Box 2

Logbook of the bark "Peri", 1854-1855 [extremely poor condition]

Box 2 of 3

Logbook of the ship "Adeline Gibbs", 1841-1845 [1 and 2 previously packaged together; a 1950s note found with volume 2 refers to both.]

Box 2 of 3

Partial cover of a ship's log

Box 2 of 3

Logbook of the ship "Mobile", 1844-1848

Box 2 of 3

Logbook of the schooner "Adelia Chase", 1880-1884

Box 2 of 3

Box 3

Logbook of the ship "General Pike", 1846-1849

Box 3 of 3

Logbook of the ship "Mary", 1852-1856

Box 3 of 3

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