Whaling Log of the Ship Daniel Webster, 1833-1839
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Title: Whaling Log of the Ship Daniel Webster, 1833-1839
Description: Whaling log of the ship, Daniel Webster. Unpaginated: incomplete account kept aboard the ship Daniel Webster, on a voyage from Sag Harbor to the Pacific, 20 August 1833 - 12 May 1837 (dates contained in this journal are 27 August 1833 - 19 September 1833); owned by E. Mulford of Sag Harbor, commanded by Captain Philetus Pierson. [See "Whaling logs of the ship Daniel Webster 1833-1838" for continuation of this account]. Unpaginated: complete account kept aboard the ship Daniel Webster, on a voyage from Sag Harbor to the South Atlantic, 17 August 1837 - 13 April 1839 (dates contained in this journal are 18 August 1837 - 12 April 1839_captain killed by whale 6 November 1838); owned by E. Mulford of Sag Harbor, commanded by Captain Stratton H. Harlow. Includes sketches of Falkland Islands, Cape Horn, Trinidad, etc. Name Charles E. Lester inscribed on two pages following end of second voyage; last page contains part of unnamed poem on last page.
Creator: Pierson, Philetus, Captain; Harlow, Stratton H., Captain;
Subject: Whaling; Whales; Whale oil; Ocean travel; Ships; Shipping;
Location: East Hampton--Suffolk County--New York;
Date of Original: 1833-1839
Physical Format: Whaling Logs;
Physical Description: Manuscript: bound volume; 158 pages.
Type: Text;
Language: eng;
Format of Digital: image/jpeg;
Holding Institution: East Hampton Library, Long Island Collection
Publisher of Digital: East Hampton Library; Long Island Collection
Digital Collection: Digital Long Island
Library Council: Long Island Library Resources Council
Notes: Cataloged as: [Whaling log of the ship Daniel Webster : 1833, 1837-1839]. https://search.livebrary.com/record=b3536376~S77
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File Name: 30625990000259
Repository: New York Heritage Digital Collections
Source: From: Whaling Log of the Ship Daniel Webster, 1833-1839