- MS 651/2/1-2;MJ Southern Whale Fishery from 1775 [Annual statistical summary, 1775-1790] microfilm
Enderby, history of whaling
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- Dates of Creation1775-1790
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- Physical Description15 annual reports. The material is on microfilm
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Samuel collated a history of whaling in the Southern oceans for a fifteen year period, 1775-1790. The information given in these summary's covers yearly premiums and analysing activities under the headings of ships, masters, tonnage, owners, whale oil, sperm oil, amount of voyages. Charles sometimes records the he destinations of the vessels.
Arrangement
Chronological
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This is a copy.
Location of Originals
Originals in the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (1982)