Nichols, James, (Whaling master)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Account book of the Lion (Ship) out of Providence, RI, mastered by James Nichols, on a whaling voyage between 1849 and 1854, 1849 - 1854
Item — Volume: Wh L763 1849a vol 1
Identifier: logbook_vol_405
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:
1849 - 1854
Ship’s Papers of Lion (Ship) of Providence
File — Box: 1
Identifier: 003-02-18
Scope and Contents
This collection contains minimal documentation for the first and last voyages of the Lion, with better, though decidedly incomplete, documentation for the middle two voyages from Providence. Papers include correspondence, bills and receipts, gauges of oil, financial records including interest and deposits, crew lists and expenses, stockholders’ meeting minutes, and legal documents.
Dates:
1841-1857
Additional filters:
- Type
- Archival Object 1
- Collection 1
- Subject
- Bills of sale 1
- Business correspondence 1
- Logbooks 1
- Records (Documents) 1
- Rhode Island -- Business, industries, and trades -- Whaling 1
- Ships -- Equipment and supplies 1
- Voyages and travels -- 19th century 1
- Whalers (Persons) 1
- Whaling 1
- Whaling ships 1 ∧ less
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