Logbook of the Amazon (Ship) out of Fairhaven, MA, mastered by Robert G. Smith, on a whaling voyage between 1839 and 1841.

Thomas W. Melvill, first cousin of Herman Melville, a crew member. Contains whale stamps. At end: accounts.

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Original record: Logbook of the Amazon (Ship) out of Fairhaven, MA, mastered by Robert G. Smith, on a whaling voyage between 1839 and 1841.
Collection: Nicholson Whaling Collection Logbooks
Date(s): 1839
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Creator(s): Amazon (Ship) (Creator)
Subject(s): Description and travel
Fairhaven (Mass.)
Indian Ocean
Logbooks
Seafaring life
Stamps (marks)
Voyages and travels
Whalers (Persons)
Whales
Type: Text

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