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Aurora (Schooner)

 Organization

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Ship's Papers of Aurora (Schooner) of Edgartown

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 003-02-06
Scope and Contents

The collection includes the records of three whaling voyages of the schooner Aurora including articles of agreement, correspondence, crew lists, bills & receipts and crew accounts. It includes fairly complete documentation of all three voyages including the expenses of the work in Fairhaven prior to the 1886 voyage.

Dates: 1882 - 1886

Logbook of the Aurora (Schooner) out of Edgartown, MA, mastered by Dennis D. Baxter, on a whaling voyage between 1882 and 1884, 1882 - 1884

 Item — Volume: Wh A931 1882L
Identifier: logbook_vol_52
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection includes nearly 800 logbooks, documenting over 1,000 voyages and ranges from the 18th to the 20th century.

Dates: 1882 - 1884

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 1
Collection 1
 
Subject
Atlantic Ocean--Description and travel 1
Bills of sale 1
Business correspondence 1
Massachusetts -- Business, industries, and trades -- Whaling 1
Records (Documents) 1