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[Logbook of the Frances (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by William Swain, Jr., kept by Orson F. Shattuck, on voyage from 1850 September 4-1852 December 24

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Creator: Frances (Ship : 1826-1853), Frances (Ship), Swain, William Jr., Shattuck, Orson F.
Subjects: Arctic Ocean--Description and travel, Banaba (Kiribati)--Description and travel, Carr, John P., Cruelty, Faial (Azores)--Description and travel, Faial Island (Azores)--Description and travel, Finback whale, Globicephala, Gray whale, Henry Taber, Henry Taber & Company (New Bedford, Mass.), Hong Kong--Description and travel, Humbpack whale, Indigenous peoples, Isaac Howland, Jr., Isaac Howland, Jr. & Company (New Bedford, Mass.), Killer whale, Logbooks, Marine accidents, Medicine, Naval, Mutiny, North Pacific Ocean--Description and travel, Oahu (Hawaii)--Description and travel, Okhotsk, Sea of--Description and travel, Pacific Ocean--Description and travel, Praia (Cape Verde)--Description and travel, Punishment, Right Whales, Seafaring life, Ships--Fires and fire prevention, Shipwrecks, South Atlantic Ocean--Description and travel, Sperm whale, Swain, William, Jr., Voyages and travels, Walrus, Whalers (Persons), Whalers (Persons)--Death, Whales, Whaling masters, Whaling--Massachusetts--New Bedfiord, Whaling--Massachusetts--New Bedford, Women and the sea
Collections: Whaling Collections
Contributor: New Bedford Whaling Museum
Date: 1850
Language: English
Referring Collections: newbedfordwhalingmuseumlogbooksandjournals, americana

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