Skip to main content

Journal of the Amelia (Schooner) and Arab (Ship) and Commodore Preble (Bark), mastered by Abraham Hoxie and Samuel Tripp Braley and Samuel M. Prentice and kept by Abraham Hoxie, on whaling voyages between 1849 and 1857, 1849 - 1857

 Item — Volume: Wh A6581 1849j
Identifier: logbook_vol_47

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 - 1857

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open to research.

Extent

1 Volumes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General

Contains four voyages: On the ship ARAB of Fairhaven. Nov. 22-Dec. 21, 1849. (Sherman 53) On the schooner AMELIA of Sandwich. July 3, 1851-Feb. 24, 1852. (Sherman 46) On the schooner AMELIA of Sandwich. June 10, 1852-Mar. 19, 1853. (Sherman 47) On the bark COMMODORE PREBLE of Lynn. Oct. 7, 1853-Mar. 22, 1857. (Sherman 188) Contains whale stamps, profile views.

Repository Details

Part of the Providence Public Library Repository

Contact:
150 Empire Street
Providence RI 02903 United States of America
401-455-8021