Journal of the E. Corning (Bark) and Millinocket (Bark) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by Francis Ormond Rotch and Thomas S. Bailey and kept by Matthew Baker, on whaling voyages between 1855 and 1863, 1855 - 1863

Item — Volume: Wh E112 1855j

Identifier: logbook_vol_204

Staff Only

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

1855 - 1863

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open to research.

Extent

From the Collection: 650 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Contains two voyages: on the bark E. CORNING, New Bedford, Aug. 27, 1855 - May 11, 1860, master Francis O. Rotch (Starbuck p. 524); and on the bark MILLINOKET, New Bedford, Sept. 25, 1862 - April 10, 1863, master Thomas S. Bailey. Millinocket voyage was trading voyage to New Orleans. Contains whale stamps. Contains list of cargo on the ship SPRINGFIELD, 1873. At end: lists of whales taken; ships at the Bay of Islands with quantity of oil; records of provisions used; rope used, etc.