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Shipping and whaling log kept by Captain Eli White while on voyage to the Northwest Coast from New York. This log was kept from 1845 to 1848. Log is split into two sections. This log details daily activities and whaling information. This log also includes loose pages of newspaper clippings and sheet music.

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Title
Eli White, Ship Log of the Sheffield, 1845-1848
Creator
White, Eli, Captain
Date
1845-09-18 - 1848-12-03
Subject (Person)
White, Eli, Captain
Subject (Topic)
Long Island
Whaling
Subject - Geographic Name
Cold Spring Harbor, New York
Type
Text
Format
Shipping Logs
Whaling Logs
Language
English
Archive
Whaling Museum and Education Center
Owner
Whaling Museum and Education Center
Standard Rights Statement
The Long Island Collection cannot guarantee the copyright of this item. Digitized materials are provided for educational purposes. For use, please contact the Long Island Collection for available copyright information and permissions: The Long Island Collection, East Hampton Library, 159 Main St., East Hampton, NY 11937. 631-324-0222 x 4 or email lic@easthamptonlibrary.org.
Record Appears in
Whaling Museum and Education Center
Other Identifiers
WME_000231
Digitization Notes
Whaling Museum and Education Center; digital surrogate prepared by the Palmer School of Library and Information Science, Long Island University, as part of the “Digitizing Local History Sources” Project funded by the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation.
Subject (Local)
2006.16

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