Whaling
Found in 43 Collections and/or Records:
Ship's Papers of Mary Frazier of New Bedford
This collection contains fairly complete documentation, excluding correspondence,for the four voyages between 1865-1876 under the management of Charles Tucker of New Bedford. There are scant papers remaining for the voyages managed by Samuel Osborn, other than the account books in the PPL collection.
Ship's Papers of Minnesota (Bark) of Edgartown
Miscellaneous Whaling Manuscript Volumes
Mowry Family Collection of Whaling Correspondence
This collection consists primarily of correspondence, mostly from Daniel D. Mowry to his family, but also from Captains James and Charles Nichols and Charles Nichols’ wife Carrie to the Mowry Family (Carrie Nichols was Ellen Mowry’s sister). Much of this correspondence was written at sea. The collection also includes a day book and hand-written poetry.
Nicholson Whaling Collection - Books and Periodicals
Nicholson Whaling Collection Logbooks
The collection includes nearly 800 logbooks, documenting over 1,000 voyages and ranges from the 18th to the 20th century.
Nicholson Whaling Small Manuscript Collections
Samuel Osborn, Jr. papers
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.