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Journal of the Catherwood (Brig) and United States (Bark) out of Westport, MA, mastered by Elnathan H. Cushing and Ezra Pickens and kept by John Grinnell, on whaling voyages between 1845 and 1852, 1845 - 1852

 Item — Volume: Wh C363 1845j
Identifier: logbook_vol_120

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

  • 1845 - 1852

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open to research.

Extent

1 Volumes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General

Contents: Two voyages: On the brig CATHERWOOD of Westport. Oct. 14, 1845-Oct. 24, 1847. (Sherman 130) and on the bark UNITED STATES of Westport. Dec. 21, 1849-Sept. 3, 1852. (Sherman 775) Contains whale and turtle stamps. At end: crew list of the CATHERWOOD; whales seen by the UNITED STATES, 1850-1851, byt he BARCLAY, 1853-54, by the KATHLEEN, 1857-58; provisions used on the CATHERWOOD.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Providence Public Library Repository

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