Journal of the Napoleon (Ship) and Alfred Gibbs (Ship); mastered by James A. Crowell and Edward Nichols; and kept by Edmund E. Jennings; on whaling voyages between 1855 and 1864, 1855 - 1864

Item — Volume: Wh N216 1855j

Identifier: logbook_vol_499

Staff Only

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

1855 - 1864

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open to research.

Extent

From the Collection: 650 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Contains two voyages: on the Ship NAPOLEON of New Bedford, Jan. 17, 1855 - July 22, 1858, master James A. Crowell (Sherman 588, Starbuck 526); and on the ship ALFRED GIBBS of New Bedford, Oct. 28, 1863 - Jan. 25, 1864, master Edward Nichols, Homeward voyage from the South Pacific (Sherman 33, Starbuck 566). Contains whale stamps. At end: list of whales sighted and oil records kept on the first voyage.