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Logbook of the Clarice (Bark) out of Edgartown, MA, mastered by Cornelius M. Marchant, and kept by Alexander Fanning, on a whaling voyage between 1871 and 1875, 1871 - 1875

 Item — Volume: Wh C591 1871L
Identifier: logbook_vol_803

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

  • 1871 - 1875

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open to research.

Extent

1 Volumes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Debbie Soreff in memory of her grandfather, Edmund K. Fanning.

General

Includes whale stamps and a page of stampts at the end of the volume tallying whales taken. At the front a list of crew members is included, with notes of deserters and replacement crew.

Repository Details

Part of the Providence Public Library Repository

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