Whaling log of the ship, American. Inside front cover: brief notes about whaling grounds, sketch of Cocos Island Harbor; pp.'s 1-142: two brief notations about whale oil and Michael Garrard (sp?); p. 4: "number of cask of sperm and whale oil stowed in the hold"; pp.'s 5-181: complete account kept aboard the whaling ship American, on a voyage from Sag Harbor, N.Y. to the South Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans, 12 August 1840 - 15 May 1842, owned by S & B. Huntting & Co., commanded by Captain Mercator Cooper; p. 144 contains "list of men off duty, sick, lame and other complaints, 26 August 1841 - 20 November 1841; back cover: sketch of woman. Partial handwritten transcript at the end.
