[Java (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by John R. Lawrence, keeper unknown, on voyage 1 September 1852 - 2 November 1855]
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[Java (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by John R. Lawrence, keeper unknown, on voyage 1 September 1852 - 2 November 1855]

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Partial journal of a whaling voyage to the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. Includes descriptions of types of whales seen and taken, accidents, mutinous behavior, punishments, illnesses, and shipboard medicine. Also contains sketches of ships, profile views, and poems. Several men were sick and received medical attention in December 1854. One man ref...
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