Overview of the Collection
Biography of William Henry Tripp
Restrictions
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Indexes
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Repository:
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G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport |
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Creator:
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Tripp, William Henry, 1880-1959 |
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Title:
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Collection of William H. Tripp |
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Dates:
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1802-1959 |
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Extent:
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ca. 1107 items |
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Abstract:
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This collection was assembled
by William H. Tripp of New Bedford, Massachusetts and pertains primarily to the subject of
whaling. It includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, account books, logbooks, and other
miscellaneous manuscript items and memorabilia. Persons represented include H. Percy Ashley,
and shipmasters Edward F. Potter, William Potter II, and Zenas Winsor. |
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Identification:
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Coll. 58 |
William Henry Tripp (1880-1959) was the Curator of the Old Dartmouth Historical Society
and the Bourne Whaling Musuem in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Mr. Tripp was also a
recognized authority and lecturer on the American whaling industry, and gained prominence as
an author, historian and amateur photographer.
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Restrictions on Access
Available for use in the Manuscripts Division
Restrictions on Use
Various copying restriction apply. Guidelines are available from the Manuscripts
Division. See also: Mystic Seaport's copyright notice.
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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the G. W. Blunt White Library. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
Persons:
Potter, Edward F.
Potter, William, II.
Winsor, Zenas
Places:
New Bedford (Mass.)--History
Subjects:
Shipmasters
Whaling
Whaling masters
Document Types:
Account books
Logbooks
Occupations:
Historians--Massachusetts--New Bedford
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Preferred Citation
Coll. 58, Manuscripts Collection, G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
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Andrews, Henry G. |
1/20 |
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Andros, R.S.S. |
1/20 |
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Armington, George W. |
1/10 |
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Ashley, H. Percy |
1/1 |
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Baker, J.C. |
1/18 |
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Banigan, Sharon S. |
1/10 |
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Barnes, W.M. |
1/18 |
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Baxter, ? |
2/24 |
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Bennett, Ron |
1/10 |
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Bierstadt, Albert |
1/10 |
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Bliss, Whiting & Parker |
1/18 |
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Borden, Parker |
2/13 |
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Britain, Brinton |
1/10 |
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Brother, Jemima Ann |
1/18 |
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Brown, Henry Alis |
1/18 |
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Browning, Edna |
1/10 |
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Bryant, Seth |
1/18 |
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Bullard, Jack |
1/10 |
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Carmichael, Michael |
1/10 |
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Clark, Francis E. |
1/10 |
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Clark, Shubael |
1/10 |
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Cleveland, Jacob L. |
1/10 |
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Coffin, ? |
1/1 |
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Coleman, Zenas M. |
1/10 |
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Collins, Mary |
1/20 |
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Collins, Michael A.S. |
1/20 |
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Cook, Albert |
2/2 |
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Costa, ? |
1/10 |
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Crosby, Everett U. |
1/10 |
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Culver, Chris |
1/10 |
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Cutler, Carl C. |
1/1 |
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Delano, Andrew |
1/6 |
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Dodge & Olcutt |
1/20 |
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Dunbar, Joseph |
1/10 |
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E.P. Dutton & Co. |
1/10 |
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Earle, Silvia |
1/10 |
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Eastwood, Enos |
1/18 |
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Eckstine, Harry |
1/1 |
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Edwards, A.T. |
1/10 |
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Eldridge, Barzillai |
1/2 |
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Esling, George J. |
1/6 |
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Evans, Elliot |
1/10 |
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Fisher, Charles W. |
1/18 |
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Fisher, Thomas N. |
1/20 |
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Fraser, A.A. |
1/34 |
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Freeman, E.H. |
1/18 |
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Fuller, Read & Co. |
1/18 |
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Gibson, William |
2/12 |
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Gifford, Lucy B. |
1/10 |
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Gifford, Ray |
1/10 |
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Gould, ? |
1/2 |
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Grant, ? |
1/1 |
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Green, Edward Howland Robinson |
2/33 |
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H. Hackfeld & Co. |
1/20 |
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Hamilton, George |
1/20 |
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Hancox, J.B. |
1/18 |
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Hathaway, Thomas S. |
1/20 |
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Hayden, Luther P. |
1/18 |
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Healy, Sumner |
1/1 |
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Heath, Sarah A. |
2/12 |
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Howland, Walter F. |
1/10 |
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Hussey, George |
1/6 |
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Hussey, H. |
1/6 |
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J. & W.R.R. Wing |
1/20 |
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J. Morisen & Co. |
1/18 |
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J.C. Merrill & Co. |
1/20 |
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James Andrews & Son |
1/20 |
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Jenkins, ? |
1/1 |
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Johnson, Anna R. |
1/20 |
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Johnson, Horace C. |
1/20 |
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Joy, Moses |
1/1 |
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Kaiser, Thomas F. |
1/10 |
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Karr, Jimmy |
1/1 |
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Lawrence & Co. |
1/18 |
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Lockwood, Dunbar |
1/10 |
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Lopes, Samuel |
1/10 |
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Macedo, Manuel P.S. |
1/10 |
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Macey & J. Barton |
1/10 |
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MacMillan Co. |
1/10 |
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Macullar, Williams & Parker |
1/18 |
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Macy, Will |
1/1 |
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Maloney, Paul R. |
1/10 |
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Mann, Dorothea Lawrence |
1/10 |
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Manter, Cyrus |
1/20 |
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Manter, William G. |
1/20 |
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Martin, H. |
1/18 |
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Mayo, Samuel |
1/20 |
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McCall, ? |
1/1 |
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McCann, ? |
1/1 |
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Miner, Beal & Co. |
1/18 |
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Mitchell, West |
1/20 |
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Mott, Robert |
1/1 |
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Nawsett, Isaac |
1/18 |
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Norris, John |
1/20 |
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Nye, James |
1/20 |
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Nye, Joshua |
1/20 |
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O'Brien, Brian |
1/10 |
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O'Connor, Jack |
1/1 |
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Osborn, Samuel (Jr.) |
1/10 |
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Pardee, James W. |
1/10 |
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Parker, John Avery |
1/10 |
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Parker, Sarah |
1/10 |
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Peabody Museum |
1/1 |
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Potter, Alden |
1/10 |
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Potter, W.R. |
1/18 |
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Providence Public Library |
1/10 |
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Reynolds, John S. |
1/10 |
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Rice, Cornelius |
1/18 |
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Rich, David |
1/20 |
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Rich, Thomas |
1/20 |
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Roberg, G.A. |
1/20 |
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Rogers, Stephen |
1/1 |
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Ross, T.F. |
1/18 |
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Rowlands, Pike & Co. |
1/18 |
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Russell & Co. |
1/6 |
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Satterly, Herbert |
1/1 |
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Savage, Alma |
1/10 |
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Savoie, Gladys Reynolds |
1/10 |
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Sawyer, William P. |
1/10 |
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Seabury, Humphrey N. |
1/20, 2/12 |
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Seabury, Jason |
2/12 |
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Sears, Joseph H. |
1/18 |
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Selleck, George |
1/10 |
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Sherman, Stuart C. |
1/10 |
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Sherman, Wilbur G. |
1/20 |
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Silva, Anthony |
1/10 |
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Silva, Joseph |
1/10 |
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Silvia, Antone K. |
1/20 |
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Smith, George F. |
1/20 |
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Smith, James L. |
1/18 |
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Stacker, David |
1/20 |
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Stackpole, Edouard A. |
1/10 |
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Sweetser, Peter W. |
1/10 |
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Swift & Allen |
1/20, 2/34 |
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Swift, Dean H. |
1/10 |
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Taber, Read & Co. |
1/18 |
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Thomas Knowles & Co. |
1/20 |
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Tilton, Allen |
1/20 |
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Union Medical Marine Insurance Co. |
1/20 |
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Vincent, R.H. |
1/18 |
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Wade, Ebenezer |
2/13 |
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Whaley, James A. |
1/10 |
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Wheeler, John |
1/20 |
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Whiting, William |
1/10 |
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Wilbur, Allen |
1/10 |
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Wilcox, P.S. |
1/20 |
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Williams, Max |
1/1 |
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Wilson, B.J. |
1/18 |
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Wilson, H. |
1/18 |
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Winsor, Zenas |
1/6 |
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Wood, Frank |
1/1 |
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Wood, J.C. |
1/20 |
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Woolff, William |
1/18 |
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ADELINE GIBBS (Bark) |
1/10 |
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ALICE KNOWLES (Bark) |
1/10 |
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ANDREW HICKS (Bark) |
1/20 |
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BETSY (Brig) |
1/10 |
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BREWER (Ship) |
1/6 |
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CALABRIA (Brig) |
1/10 |
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CHARELS W. MORGAN (Bark) |
1/1 |
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CHARLES SHEARER (Schooner) |
1/18 |
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CHEROKEE (Bark) |
1/10 |
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CLARMONT |
1/1 |
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CLEONE (Bark) |
2/34 |
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COMMERCE (Bark) |
1/20 |
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CORINTHIAN (Ship) |
1/10 |
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CORIOLANUS (Ship) |
1/20 |
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DANIEL WOOD (Bark) |
1/20 |
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ELIZA ADAMS (Ship) |
1/10 |
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EMBLEM (Bark) |
1/6 |
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EMILY MORGAN (Ship) |
1/10 |
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EMPEROR (Ship) |
1/20 |
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EUNICE H. ADAMS (Brig) |
1/10 |
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EUROPA (Ship) |
1/20 |
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GEORGE & SUSAN (Ship) |
1/18 |
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GEORGE WARREN (Bark) |
1/6 |
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GLOBE (Bark) |
1/6 |
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GOLCONDA (Bark) |
1/10 |
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GRABER |
1/1 |
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GRAND TURK (Brig) |
1/20 |
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HELEN SNOW (Bark) |
1/20 |
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HORATIO (Ship) |
1/10 |
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HUNTER (Bark) |
1/10 |
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HUNTSWELL (Ship) |
1/20 |
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JAMES ARNOLD (Ship) |
1/20 |
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JANET (Bark) |
1/20 |
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JIREH PERRY (Ship) |
1/20 |
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JULIAN (Ship) |
1/10 |
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KENSINGTON (Bark) |
2/34 |
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LEONIDAS (Brig) |
1/10 |
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LOAN (Ship) |
1/20 |
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MATHEW LUCE (Bark) |
1/10 |
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MATTAPOISETT (Bark) |
1/10 |
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MINERVA (Bark) |
1/20 |
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MONONGAHELA (Ship) |
2/12 |
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MONSOON (Ship) |
1/20 |
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MORNING STAR (Bark) |
1/10 |
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NIGER (Ship) |
1/10 |
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OCTAVIA (Ship) |
1/20 |
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OREGON (Bark) |
1/6 |
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PLATINA (Bark) |
1/10 |
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PRISCILLA (Steamer) |
1/1 |
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REVENUS (Ship) |
1/6 |
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ROSA BAKER (Brigantine) |
1/10 |
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ROSCIUS (Ship) |
1/10 |
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SAVANNAH (Steamship) |
1/1 |
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SEAFOX |
1/18 |
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SHENANDOAH (C.S.S.) |
1/10 |
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SILAS RICHARDS (Bark) |
1/20 |
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SMALLWOOD (Bark) |
1/6 |
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ST. GEORGE (Ship) |
1/18 |
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SUNNY SOUTH (Ship) |
1/6 |
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SURF (Brig) |
1/6 |
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TAMERLANE (Bark) |
1/10 |
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TIMOR (Ship) |
1/6 |
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TRIDEN (Ship) |
1/10 |
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VICTOR (Bark) |
1/6 |
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VIKING (Ship) |
1/6 |
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VIOLA (Whaling ship) |
1/1 |
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W. J. TREAT (Brig) |
1/6 |
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WANDERER (Bark) |
1/10 |
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The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
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Papers; 1813-1959
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Folder
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Papers of H. Percy
Ashley, including letters, manuscript drafts, and newspaper clippings.; 1933-1944 (17 pieces) |
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Papers of Edward F.
Potter and William Potter II, including letters, bills of lading, and receipts from New Bedford,
Mass.; 1841-1879 (28 pieces) |
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Account books for
the ketch COMMERCE; 1856-1857 (2 pieces) |
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Misc. papers mostly
bills and receipts pertaining to numerous vessels; 1834-1901 (32 pieces) |
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Receipts pertaining
to the Schooner WILLIAM B. GRABER; 1916
(9 pieces) |
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Papers for the
expenses pertaining to the sickness and death of Zenas Winsor, master of the ship VIKING, for
the account with Morgan Stone & Co.; in addition to letters; 1855-1860 (14 pieces) |
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Imprints of the
American Shipmasters Association rules; 1874 and 1878 (2 pieces) |
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Misc. brochures
including catalogs; 1838-1852 (13 pieces) |
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Papers concerning
the Brig MARY CELESTE; undated (10 pieces) |
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Correspondence of
William H.Tripp; 1923-1959 (55 pieces) |
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Extracts from
manuscripts Ship NEPTUNE, and 1853, Ship ARCTIC; 1820 (2 pieces) |
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Indenture Joseph
Antone to Jerimiah Mayhew; plus 2 silhouettes of Paul Cuffee; 1813 Feb 22 (3 pieces) |
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Manuscript of
Horace Clinton Johnson, relating experiences on board the Ship TRIUMPHANT, Henry Libby,
master, in addition to Johnson's discharge from that vessel; undated, 1878 Oct 2 (41 pages, 2 pieces) |
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Manifest for the ship
SCOTLAND, Humphrey W. Seabury, master, taken on board at sea in the northern Atlantic
Ocean, bound for the port of New Bedford, Mass.; 1860 Nov 28 (1 piece) |
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Misc. clippings
mostly concerning the CHARLES W. MORGAN and Mystic Seaport.; 1939-1959 (64 pieces) |
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Consulate papers
for the Barks GRATITUDE and ELIZABETH SWIFT; 1865 and 1868 (2 pieces) |
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Transcriptions by
Amos Milton Masser, for Zenas Winsor, on board the ships VIKING and MONSOON; 1856-1860 (4 pieces) |
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Papers of the firm
of Taber Read & Co., New Bedford, Mass., shipping agents, including letters, seamen's contracts,
whaling contracts, passage receipts, and clippings.; 1871-1874 (41 pieces) |
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Statement
pertaining to the disaster of the Ship NATCHEZ of New Bedford, Mass., Bellows, master, signed
by 14 members of the crew.; 1857 Dec 8 (1 piece) |
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Misc. papers
including letters, receipts and instructions.; 1840-1932 (36 pieces) |
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Folder
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Cargo manifest and
notes, concerning the Ship MONONGAHELA built at Philadelphia in 1828, and lost on an
Arctic whaling voyage in 1853; undated (2 pieces) |
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Museum notebook
kept by William H. Tripp; undated (1 piece) |
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Genealogy notebook
kept by William H. Tripp; undated (1 piece) |
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Notes relating to
numerous whaling vessels; undated (58 pieces) |
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Notes relating to
genealogy data; undated (19 pieces) |
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Shipping Articles for
the Ship VIKING of New York, N.Y., Zenas Winsor, master, bound for San Francisco,
California; 1857 Dec 8 (1 piece) |
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Genealogy data of
Rev. Charles Thurber, Chaplain of the Seaman's Bethel, New Bedford, Mass., d. 1956 (27 pieces) |
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Papers of the whaling
schooner A.M. NICHOLSON of New Bedford, Mass., Benjamin D. Cleveland, master; 1920, (7 pieces) |
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Accounts of the
schooner CLARA A. PHINNEY of Easthampton, Mass.; 1890-1910 (10 pieces) |
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Papers of the
whaling schooner WILLIAM A. GRABER, Hy. Mandly, master.; 1916-1919 (13 pieces) |
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Papers of Thomas
W. Williams, master of the ship FLORIDA, and the bark JIREH SWIFT (burned by the
SHENANDOAH on June 22, 1865; 1858-1865
(9 pieces) |
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Letter of Humphrey
M Seabury, pertaining to his brother Jason, who was a crewman on board the missing whaler
MONONGAHELA; 1856 May 6 (1 piece) |
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13 |
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Letter from Ebenezer
Wade of Havana, Cuba, to Parker Borden of Bristol, Rhode Island, pertaining to market
conditions; 1834 Oct 11 (1 piece) |
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14 |
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Poetry and songs; 1933 (4 pieces) |
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15 |
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Typescript copy
from issue of Whalemen's Shipping List concerning the murder of Captain Norris of the whaling
Ship SHARON (Fairhaven, Massachusetts); 1845 Mar 4 (1 piece) |
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16 |
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Account book of
crewmen outfitted by Cook & Snow; 1836-1852
(1 piece) |
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17 |
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Insurance policy
issued to Warren Gifford for catchings on board the Bark NAPOLEON; 1871 Jun 17 (1 piece) |
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Bill of Sale of
Henry A. Gifford et al, of Fairhaven, Mass. conveying the Brig DAISY to Benjamin D.
Cleveland, of New Bedford, Mass; 1913 Sep 19
(1 piece) |
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Bill of lading for
plug tobacco shipped on board the whaling Bark EUGENIA of New Bedford, Mass., John Steen,
master.; 1865 Jun 5 (1 piece) |
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20 |
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Bills of exchange
drawn against Swift & Allen, agents of New Bedford, Mass., for supplies furnished the Bark
FANNY of the same port, Daniel B. Nye Jr., master; 1853-1855 (3 pieces) |
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21 |
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Whalemen's
Shipping Paper for the bark OSPRAY of New Bedford, Mass., James M. Herrick, master; 1880 Mar 2 (1 piece) |
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22 |
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Contract to build a
ship, by Reuben Fish of Fairhaven, Mass., for Edward Robinson of New Bedford, Mass.; 1854 (?) (1 piece) |
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23 |
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Broadside
announcing the sailing of the clipper bark ALASKA, B. Cogan, master, on April 25, from San
Francisco, California to the gold fields at Kotzebue Sound, Alaska; 1898 (1 piece) |
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Memorial to the
Bark WANDERER; 1925 (1 piece) |
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25 |
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Notes on the Bark
WANDERER by William H. Tripp; 1924 (25
pieces) |
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26 |
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Notes relative to the
career of the Bark WANDERER; undated (25
pieces) |
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27 |
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Business cards of
commission agents and merchants; undated (4
pieces) |
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28 |
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Tribute to Frank
Wood; 1933 (1 piece) |
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29 |
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Partial listing of
New Bedford, Mass. and San Francisco, California whalers; 1851-1883 (1 piece) |
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30 |
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Advertisements for
ships plans; undated (2 pieces) |
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31 |
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Constitution of the
Vineyard Mining Company; 1850s (?) (1 piece) |
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32 |
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Partial listing of
stone fleet; 1861 |
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33 |
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Letters to William
H. Tripp from Col. E.H.R. Green; 1930 (3
pieces) |
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34 |
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Letter proposing
Swift & Allen purchase the bark KENSINGTON for $15,000; 1850 May 25 (1 piece) |
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35 |
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Agreement by
Frederick J. Howland, master of the Bark NYE of Dartmouth, Mass., to relinquish his share of
future "catchings", due to illness; 1857 Sep 8 (1
piece) |
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36 |
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Account of sperm
whales taken by the bark PAMELIA; 1859-1860 (1 piece) |
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37 |
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Account of survey
and sale of the bark LANCER, Benjamin D. Cleveland, master, to a Russian subject in
Vladivostok; 1890 (1 piece) |
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Newspaper clippings; 1830-1858
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Box
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Folder
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Newspaper clippings; 1830s |
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2 |
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Newspaper clippings; 1840s |
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3 |
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Newspaper clippings; 1850s |
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4 |
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"Pacific Commercial
Advertiser" vol. III, no.34; 1859 Feb 17 |
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Newspaper clippings; 1860s |
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6 |
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Newspaper clippings; 1870s |
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7 |
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Newspaper clippings; 1880s |
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8 |
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Newspaper clippings; 1890s |
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9 |
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Newspaper clippings; 1900s |
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10 |
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Newspaper
clippings; 1910s |
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11 |
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Newspaper
clippings; 1920s |
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12 |
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Newspaper
clippings; 1930 |
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13 |
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Newspaper
clippings; 1932 |
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14 |
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Newspaper
clippings; 1933 |
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15 |
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Newspaper
clippings; 1934 |
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16 |
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Newspaper
clippings; 1935 |
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17 |
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Newspaper
clippings; 1936 |
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18 |
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Newspaper
clippings; 1937 |
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19 |
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Newspaper
clippings; 1938 |
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20 |
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Newspaper
clippings; 1939 |
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21 |
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Newspaper
clippings; 1940 |
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22 |
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Newspaper
clippings; 1941 |
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23 |
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Newspaper
clippings; 1942 |
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24 |
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Newspaper
clippings; 1943 |
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25 |
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Newspaper
clippings; 1944 |
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26 |
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Newspaper
clippings; 1945 |
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27 |
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Newspaper
clippings; 1946 |
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28 |
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Newspaper
clippings; 1947 |
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29 |
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Newspaper
clippings; 1948 |
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30 |
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Newspaper
clippings; 1949 |
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31 |
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Newspaper
clippings; 1950 |
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32 |
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Newspaper
clippings; 1951 |
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33 |
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Newspaper
clippings; 1952 |
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34 |
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Newspaper
clippings; 1953 |
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35 |
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Newspaper
clippings; 1954 |
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36 |
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Newspaper
clippings; 1955 |
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37 |
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Newspaper
clippings; 1956 |
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38 |
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Newspaper
clippings; 1957 |
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39 |
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Newspaper
clippings; 1958 |
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40 |
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Newspaper
clippings; undated |
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Volumes; 1832-1919
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Volume
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1 |
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Journal kept on board
the steamer VANDERBILT of New York, N.Y.; 1858 May 20-Jun 19 |
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2 |
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Ships accounts for
ship ROBERT EDWARDS in account with Jarvis Wood, master; 1858 Mar-1861 Nov |
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3 |
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Journal kept on board
bark NYE of New Bedford, Mass., Daniel Baker, Master; 1851-1854 |
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4 |
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Miscellaneous
whaling account book; 1883-1887 |
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5 |
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Abstract of whaling
voyages perhaps kept by William H. Tripp of New Bedford, Mass.; 1832-1905 |
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6 |
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Personal notebook
recording experiences of Capt. Edmund Gardner; 1919 Nov 7 |
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7 |
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Partial log kept on
board ship GANGES of Nantucket, Mass. Thomas Coffin, master; 1849 Sep 12-Dec
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