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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.
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Title:New England Whaling Schooner Logbooks
Dates:1841-1888
Quantity:1.29 cu. ft. (3 12x17 boxes)
Collection:Accession T90043
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of New England Whaling Schooner logbooks. All ships seem to have had New Bedford, Massachusetts, as home port. Ships documented include the "Active," the "Adelia Chase," the "Adeline Gibbs," the "Ohio," and the "Thomas Pope."

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of New England Whaling Schooner logbooks. All ships seem to have had New Bedford, Massachusetts, as home port. Ships documented include the Active, the Adelia Chase, the Adeline Gibbs, the Ohio, and the Thomas Pope.

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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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