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Logbook of the Abraham Barker (bark) of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Otis Freeman Thatcher and then Alden T. Potter, kept by Charles H. Wilbur and Otis F. Thatcher on voyage from 26 Oct. 1871-4 Nov. 1880

Item Details

Creator: Abraham Barker (Bark); Thatcher, Otis Freeman; Potter, Alden T.; Wilbur, Charles H.
Subjects: (Alden Tillinghast),, b. 1832, Bounding Billow (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Emma C. Jones (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Equipment and supplies, Falcon (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Helen Mar (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Illustrations, Inventories, J. & W.R. Wing & Co. (New Bedford, Mass.), James Allen (Bark : 1877-1894)--Sightings and encounters, Jireh Perry (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, John and Winthrop (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, John Carver (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, John P. West (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Linda Stewart (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Llama (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Logbooks, Lucretia (Steam bark)--Sightings and encounters, Maria Rosa (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Mars (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Mary and Susan (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Massachusetts, Matilda Sears (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Minero (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Morning Star (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Napoleon (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Nautilus (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, New Bedford--whaling masters, Pacific (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Porpoises, Potter, Alden T., Sea Fox (Bark : Launched 1851)--Sightings and encounters, Sea Queen (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Seafaring life, Ships, South Atlantic Ocean--Description and travel, South Pacific Ocean--Description and travel, Turtles, Virginia Marks (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Voyages and travels, Whale oil, Whalers (Persons), Whales, Whaling
Collections: Whaling Collections
Language: English
Referring Collections: newbedfordwhalingmuseumlogbooksandjournals, americana

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