[Northern Light (Bark) of New Bedford mastered by Gilbert L. Smith and then Thomas Mellen and then West Mitchell, keeper Robert Conley, on voyage 10 October 1871 - 17 May 1880]
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[Northern Light (Bark) of New Bedford mastered by Gilbert L. Smith and then Thomas Mellen and then West Mitchell, keeper Robert Conley, on voyage 10 October 1871 - 17 May 1880]

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Partial logbook of a whaling voyage to the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic Oceans in addition to the Sea of Japan and Chukchi Sea. Includes descriptions of whales and walruses seen or taken, accidents, deaths at sea, mutinous behavior, interactions with natives, shipwrecks, punishments, rescues, and shipwrecks. Also contains a crew list, inventori...
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