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New England Fishing Schooner Logbooks, 1853-1862

Summary

Collection ID:: SIA.FARU7200
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Dates:: 1853-1862
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 3 cul. ft. (6 document boxes)
Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

This collection consists of 112 logbooks maintained by various New England fishing schooners during voyages conducted from 1852 to 1862. The logbooks contain data regarding weather conditions, number of fish caught, and, to a lesser degree, types of fish caught. The ports represented are: Barnstable, Chatham, Dennis, Harwich, Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, and Yarmouth.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7200, New England Fishing Schooner Logbooks

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Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
Ichthyology	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Meteorology	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Schooners	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Fishing	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
New England	Place	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Barnstable County (Mass.)	Place	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Provincetown (Mass.)	Place	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Chatham (Mass.)	Place	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Dennis (Mass. : Town)	Place	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Harwich (Mass.)	Place	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Truro (Mass.)	Place	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Wellfleet (Mass.)	Place	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Yarmouth (Mass.)	Place	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Field notes	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid

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