Courser (Bark)
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Account book of the Courser (Bark) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by Joseph Hamblin, Jr., on a whaling voyage between 1865 and 1869, 1865 - 1869
Item — Volume: Wh C861 1865a vol 1
Identifier: logbook_vol_185
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:
1865 - 1869
Ship's Papers of Courser (Bark) of New Bedford
File
Identifier: 003-02-14
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the papers of Courser during a whaling voyage from 1865-1869. Included are records related to the crew and financial records. Of particular note in this collection is documentation relating to the crew including arrest and detention, discharge and death. There is also documentation regarding the shipment of kanakas, Pacific Islanders who worked as indentured servants. Additionally, there are papers related to damage to the vessel from a hurricane off Block...
Dates:
1865-1869
Logbook of the Courser (Bark) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by Joseph Hamblin, Jr., on a whaling voyage between 1865 and 1869, 1865 - 1869
Item — Volume: Wh C861 1865L
Identifier: logbook_vol_186
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:
1865 - 1869