Whaling Letter from Henry White to Parents, dated August 23, 1858
date: label: Date made
content: 1858
notes: label: Description
content: Letter 2, dated August 23, 1858, off Fayal
label: Description
content: Detailed description of foot journey, Albany to Boston to New Bedford. Boarded whaler Magnolia, 396 tons burden, 25 July. Sailed 27 July. Portuguese captain; the three mates are American. Caught first whales (blackfish) 29 July. Down to Caribbean. Azores.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Whalers
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content: Work and Industry: Maritime
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content: Family & Social Life
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Hazel H. and Kathryn J. White
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2005.0102.02
label: catalog number
content: 2005.0102.02
label: accession number
content: 2005.0102
objectType: label: Object Name
content: letter
label: Object Name
content: whaling letter
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 1/2 in x 15 in; 24.13 cm x 38.1 cm