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Record Unit 7200

New England Fishing Schooner Logbooks, 1853-1862
Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
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Title: New England Fishing Schooner Logbooks
Dates: 1853-1862
Quantity: 3 cul. ft. (6 document boxes)
Collection: Record Unit 7200
Language of Materials: English
Summary:

This collection consists of 112 logbooks maintained by various New England fishing schooners during voyages conducted from 1852 to 1862. The logbooks contain data regarding weather conditions, number of fish caught, and, to a lesser degree, types of fish caught. The ports represented are: Barnstable, Chatham, Dennis, Harwich, Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, and Yarmouth.

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This collection consists of 112 logbooks maintained by various New England fishing schooners during voyages conducted from 1852 to 1862. The logbooks contain data regarding weather conditions, number of fish caught, and, to a lesser degree, types of fish caught. The ports represented are: Barnstable, Chatham, Dennis, Harwich, Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, and Yarmouth.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7200, New England Fishing Schooner Logbooks

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Container List

Box 1

1853, 1858

Box 1 of 6

Box 2

1854

Box 2 of 6

Box 3

1854-1860

Box 3 of 6

Box 4

1860

Box 4 of 6

Box 5

1856, 1860

Box 5 of 6

Box 6

1860-1862

Box 6 of 6

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