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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: 0.8 linear meter.
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.

Descriptive Entry

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.

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Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection

Preferred Citation

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

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