Diary kept on board fishing smack William A. Wilbur

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unittitle

{"value"=>"Diary kept on board fishing smack William A. Wilbur"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1857", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1857"}

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abstract

{"value"=>"This diary was kept on board the fishing smack \"William A. WIlbur\" from July 11-30, 1857 by its captain, WIlliam Fitch. Entries describe a cruise in the vicinity of Nantucket, relating incidents on board; fish taken; whales sighted; being lost in fog; methods of preserving fish alive, or packed in ice; hospitality of grandson of Alexander Hamilton when boat ran ashore on Long Island; only coffee and tea being drunk on board and no profane language being used; and eventual berth at Fulton Market. The diary was written in \"The American Diary,\" 1852"}

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1857

date_inclusive_end

1857

origination

{"value"=>"Fitch, William", "type"=>"persname"}

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1857

prefercite

{"value"=>"Diary kept on board fishing smack William A. Wilbur, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

extent_statement

.21 linear feet (1 volume)

date_start

1857

date_end

1857

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