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Journal of the Osceola III (Bark) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by Otis F. Hamblin and kept by George Henri Wilson, on a whaling voyage between 1859 and 1861, 1859 - 1861

 Item — Volume: Wh O81 1859j
Identifier: logbook_vol_532

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

  • 1859 - 1861

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open to research.

Extent

From the Collection: 650 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General

Contains sketches of vessels, profile views, seascapes, whale stamps. At front: crew list; signals for whale boats. At end: oil records; personal accounts, illustrations presumably by a child including an illustration of a man driving a car.

Repository Details

Part of the Providence Public Library Repository

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