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Whaling

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:

Ship's Papers of America II (Ship) of Stonington

 File — Flat file case Flat File
Identifier: 003-02-15
Scope and Contents

The collection contains the records of two whaling voyages by America II out of Stonington, Connecticut including shipping papers, correspondence, crew lists, bills and receipts, and crew accounts.

Dates: 1844 - 1847

Ship's Papers of Aurora (Schooner) of Edgartown

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 003-02-06
Scope and Contents

The collection includes the records of three whaling voyages of the schooner Aurora including articles of agreement, correspondence, crew lists, bills & receipts and crew accounts. It includes fairly complete documentation of all three voyages including the expenses of the work in Fairhaven prior to the 1886 voyage.

Dates: 1882 - 1886

Ship's Papers of Betsey Williams (Ship) of Stonington

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 003-02-12
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of records of the construction of the vessel as well as the first three whaling voyages of the Betsey Williams out of Stonington including shipping papers, correspondence, crew lists, bills and receipts and crew accounts.

Dates: 1846-1854

Ship's Papers of Clarice (Bark) of Edgartown

 File
Identifier: 003-02-09
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of records of four whaling voyages of the Clarice including shipping papers, correspondence, crew lists, bills and receipts and crew accounts.

Dates: 1863 - 1884

Ship's Papers of Courser (Bark) of New Bedford

 File
Identifier: 003-02-14
Scope and Contents This collection consists of the papers of Courser during a whaling voyage from 1865-1869. Included are records related to the crew and financial records. Of particular note in this collection is documentation relating to the crew including arrest and detention, discharge and death. There is also documentation regarding the shipment of kanakas, Pacific Islanders who worked as indentured servants. Additionally, there are papers related to damage to the vessel from a hurricane off Block...
Dates: 1865-1869

Charles and Nicoll Dering Collection of Whaling Correspondence

 File — Box Multi-Collection Box: [Barcode: 31116021976532]
Identifier: 003-02-22
Scope and Contents This collection includes the business correspondence and accounts of Charles T. and Nicoll H. Dering of Sag Harbor and Henry Huntington of Rome, New York relative to the business of whaling. In his correspondence, which makes up the majority of the collection, Charles Dering, a whaling agent, encourages Henry Huntington to invest in his whaling ventures, and sends statements relating to the vessels and Huntington's investments therein, as well as miscellaneous personal and family...
Dates: 1833 - 1846