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- ↑ Florida, of Fairhaven, September 21-22, 1853, Old Dartmouth Historical Society.
- ↑ E. F. Herriman, of San Francisco, August 28, 1889, George Blunt White Library (GBWL).
- ↑ William C. Nye, of San Francisco, October 1, 1862, Bancroft Library.
- ↑ Onward, of New Bedford, September 15, 1864, GBWL.
- ↑ Sea Breeze, of New Bedford, September 23, 1874, GBWL.
- ↑ Bart Gosnold, of New Bedford, September 22, 1863, GBWL.
- ↑ Endeavor, of New Bedford, July 19, 1858, Nicholson Whaling Collection (NWC).
- ↑ Walter Scott, of Edgartown, August 3, 1854, Martha's Vineyard Museum.
- ↑ Josephine, of New Bedford, August 26, September 5-6, 1861, Kendall Whaling Museum.
- ↑ Favorite, of Fairhaven, August 29, 1860, NWC.
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