Petrel and Franklin Adams logbooks

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{"value"=>"2125", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Petrel and Franklin Adams logbooks"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1842-1876", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1842/1876"}

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abstract

{"value"=>"This volume contains the logbook of several whaling ships, including the Petrel and the Franklin Adams. The Petrel was a whaling ship out of New Bedford, Massachusetts, captained by Philiip H. Reed and later J. G. Reed, and this logbook contains entries made between 1866 and 1868 while whaling in the Pacific Ocean and from May 6-October 11, 1871 and December 30, 1871-September 1, 1872, during two whaling voyages from New Bedford to the Atlantic Ocean, with stops in Bermuda. It also contains miscellaneous accounts and other entries related to the Petrel In addition, the volume contains extracts from the logs of other ships, dated 1842-1876, noting the dates and positions when whales were sighted. The volume also contains the Master's log of the brig Franklin Adams, with entries from July 25, 1867-September 11, 1868. J.G. Reed, the ship's Master, made these entries while whaling in the Pacific"}

date_inclusive_start

1842

date_inclusive_end

1876

origination

{"value"=>"Petrel (Bark)", "type"=>"corpname"}

keydate

1842

prefercite

{"value"=>"Petrel and Franklin Adams logbooks, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

extent_statement

.04 linear feet (1 volume)

date_start

1842

date_end

1876

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