Journal of the Andrew Hicks (Bark) and California (Ship), mastered by Edward Everett Hicks and George F. Brightman, and kept by Samuel G. Mingo, on whaling voyages between 1879 and 1885, 1879 - 1885
Scope and Contents
The collection includes nearly 800 logbooks, documenting over 1,000 voyages and ranges from the 18th to the 20th century.
Dates
- 1879 - 1885
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open to research.
Extent
From the Collection: 650 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
A journal of two voyages kept by Samuel (Sammy) G. Mingo, a member of the Narragansett tribe and a resident of Martha's Vineyard. Mingo served as senior mate on board the Andrew Hicks. As fourth mate aboard the California Mingo was presented with a gold watch for "having raised whales the most times that we have taken them." The journal includes drawings of whales, including a drawing of a whaleboat in pursuit of a whale; accounts; a copy of the essay "Raising, Pursuit and Capture of a Sperm Whale"; and the words to approximately 25 songs. According to E. Gale Huntington, author of Songs the Whalemen Sang, the journal was discovered in a garbage dump in Martha's Vineyard.
Repository Details
Part of the Providence Public Library Repository
150 Empire Street
Providence RI 02903 United States of America
401-455-8021
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