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Manuscript accounts for the bark Waverly whaling ship

 Collection — Volume: 1
Call Number: MS E274

Overview

The Waverly was a 327-ton New Bedford, Massachusetts whaler owned by David B. Kempton. This account book records the purchases of each of 34 officers and crewmen who served aboard her during her 4-year voyage in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Dates

  • Creation: April 1859-May 1863

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Extent

1 volume ; Volume measures 32 cm x 20 cm .

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

MS E274

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase, Ten Pound Books, 2007.

Title
Guide to the Whaling Bark Waverly Collection
Subtitle
Manuscript accounts for the bark Waverly whaling ship
Author
Finding aid prepared by amc, 2008. Finding aid encoded by amc, 2008.
Date
2008
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/8088737252
Preferred citation
Accounts of the bark <emph render="italic">Waverly</emph>, Department of Special Collections, MS E274, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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