Folder 11
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Summary of lots of sperm oil, various vessels, 1881
File — Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
From the File:
This collection contains correspondence to and from Samuel Osborn, Jr., business records including notes on whales and lots of sperm oil, bills and insurance documents, and a small number of miscellaneous personal papers.
Of particular note are correspondences related to the Arctic whaling disaster of 1871 requesting compensation for the owners of the lost vessels.
Dates:
1881