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Logbook of the Richmond (Bark) of Providence, R.I., mastered by Edward A. Swift, keeper unknown, on voyage from 1844 October 19-1847 April 7

Item Details

Creator: Richmond (Bark), Richmond (Bark), Swift, Edward A.
Subjects: --Franklin (Brig)--Sightings and encounters, --William Tell (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Accidents, Alcyone (Schooner), Alcyone (Schooner)--Sightings and encounters, Alejandro Selkirk Island (Juan Fernández Islands), Alejandro Selkirk Island (Juan Fernández Islands)--Description and travel, Amethyst (Ship : 1823-1860), Amethyst (Ship : 1823-1860)--Sightings and encounters, Balance (Ship), Balance (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Barter, Bengal (Ship), Bengal (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Bremen (Ship), Bremen (Ship)-- Sightings and encounters, Brighton (Ship), Brighton (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Charles Phelps (Ship), Charles Phelps (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Cherokee (Bark), Cherokee (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Columbus (Ship : 1809-1858), Columbus (Ship : 1809-1858)--Sightings and encounters, Corinthian (Ship), Corinthian (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Courier (Ship : 1817-1861), Courier (Ship : 1817-1861)--Sightings and encounters, Covington (Bark), Covington (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Description and travel, Draper (Ship), Draper (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Endeavor (ship), Endeavor (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Eugene (Bark), Eugene (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Finback whale, Fires and fire prevention, France (Ship), France (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Franklin (Brig), Friends (Ship), Friends (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, George (Bark), George (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, George Champlin (Ship), George Champlin (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Globicephala, Gustav (Ship), Gustav (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Helvetia (Ship), Helvetia (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Henry (Brig), Henry (Brig)--Sightings and encounters, Henry Tuke (Ship), Henry Tuke (Ship)-- Sightings and encounters, Hilo (Hawaii), Hilo (Hawaii)--Description and travel, Hudson (Ship : 1822-1863), Hudson (Ship : 1822-1863)--Sightings and encounters, Humpback whale, Huntress (Bark), Huntress (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Indigenous peoples, Insubordination, Isaac Hicks (Ship), Isaac Hicks (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Jefferson (Ship), Jefferson (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, John Cockrel (Ship), John Cockrel (Ship)-- Sightings and encounters, Joseph Maxwell (Bark), Joseph Maxwell (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Josephine (Bark), Josephine (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, June (Bark), June (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia), Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia)--Description and travel, Killer whale, Lahaina (Hawaii), Lahaina (Hawaii)--Description and travel, Leonidas (Bark), Leonidas (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Linacourt (Ship), Linacourt (Ship)-- Sightings and encounters, Lucy Ann (Ship), Lucy Ann (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Luminary (Ship), Luminary (ship)--Sightings and encounters, Maintenance and repair, Marine accidents, Mary (Ship : 1843-1854), Mary (Ship : 1843-1854)--Sightings and encounters, Massachusetts (Ship : 1836-1871), Massachusetts (Ship : 1836-1871)--Sightings and encounters, Maui (Hawaii), Maui (Hawaii)--Description and travel, Midas (Bark), Midas (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Montezuma (Bark), Montezuma (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Mount Vernon (Ship : 1820-1856), Mount Vernon (Ship : 1820-1856)--Sightings and encounters, Mutiny, Neva (Ship), Neva (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, New Bedford (Ship), New Bedford (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Newburyport (Bark), Newburyport (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Newton (Bark), Newton (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, North Pacific Ocean, North Pacific Ocean--Description and travel, Oahu (Hawaii), Oahu (Hawaii)--Description and travel, Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean--Description and travel, Panama (Ship), Panama (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Pearce and Bullock, Pernambuco (Brazil), Pernambuco (Brazil)--Description and travel, Phoenix (Bark), Phoenix (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Providence, Prudent (Bark), Prudent (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Punishment, Rhode Island, Right Whales, Romulus (Ship : 1830-1860), Romulus (Ship : 1830-1860)--Sightings and encounters, Russell (Bark), Russell (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Russell (Ship : 1833-1847), Russell (Ship : 1833-1847)--Sightings and encounters, Sarah (Bark), Sarah (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Seafaring life, Sharon (Ship), Sharon (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Shepardess (Schooner), Shepardess (Schooner)-- Sightings and encounters, Ships, Sightings and encounters, Solomon Saltus (Ship), Solomon Saltus (Ship)-- Sightings and encounters, South Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean--Description and travel, South Carolina (Ship : 1815-1852), South Carolina (Ship : 1815-1852)--Sightings and encounters, Sperm whale, Swift, Edward A, Walton (Ship), Walton (Ship)-- Sightings and encounters, Washington (Brig), Washington (Brig)--Sightings and encounters, Watercolors, Whaleboats, Whalers (Persons), Whaling, Whaling masters, William Lee (Ship), William Lee (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, William Tell (Ship), Wounds and injuries
Collections: Whaling Collections
Date: 1844
Language: English
Referring Collections: newbedfordwhalingmuseumlogbooksandjournals, americana

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