History of the Bark ALBION
The ALBION was built at Fairhaven, Massachusetts in 1816; registered at Gibraltar, 1865-1871; in late 1871 re-registered when sold to owners in Auckland, New Zealand. At the time it was sold, the vessel was whaling in the South Pacific.
Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
Available for use in the Manuscripts Division.
Restrictions on Use
Various copying restriction apply. Guidelines are available from the Manuscripts Division.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the G. W. Blunt White Library. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
Persons:
Bonney, Josiah W.
Gifford, Nathaniel T., 1871–Correspondence
Howland, Isaac
McCullough, Patrick
Nathan, Louis Arthur
Thomas, Albert Alexander, 1833-1915
Wardrop, Andrew
Places:
Auckland (N.Z.) Gibraltar South Pacific Ocean
Subjects:
Customs administration–United States
Voyages and travels
Whaling
Whaling–Massachusetts–New Bedford
Whaling ships
Document Types:
Mortgages
Powers of attorney
Occupations:
Commercial agents–Massachusetts–New Bedford
Shipowners–Ireland
Whaling masters
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Administrative Information
Coll. 17, Manuscripts Collection, G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
Indexes
Detailed Description of the Records
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
| Records, 1865-1872 | |||||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Papers pertaining to the British bark ALBION of Gibraltar, A. Elsenbrock, master, including customs paper, an account, and a certificate of classification; 1865-1866 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Papers pertaining to the British bark ALBION of Gibraltar, A. Elsenbrock, master, including customs papers, crew lists, customs duty certificate, charter parties, and indentures; 1867 Jan – Oct | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Papers pertaining to the British bark ALBION of Gibraltar, Albert A. Thomas, master, including bills accounts, receipts, checks, letters, agreements, and crew lists; 1867 Nov – Dec | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Papers pertaining to the British bark ALBION of Gibraltar, Albert A. Thomas, master, including letters, receipts, accounts, and a Power of Attorney; 1868 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Papers pertaining to the British bark ALBION of Gibraltar, Albert A. Thomas, master, including letters, receipts, bills, and accounts; 1869 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Papers pertaining to the British bark ALBION of Gibraltar, Albert A. Thomas, master, including letters, receipts, bills, accounts, and discharge certificates; 1870 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Papers pertaining to the British bark ALBION of Gibraltar, Albert A. Thomas, master, including letters, receipts, a Power of Attorney, and a charter party; 1871 Jan – Jun | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Papers pertaining to the British bark ALBION of Gibraltar, Albert A. Thomas, master, including letters, accounts, receipts, agreements, Power of Attorney, and a transfer of registry to Auckland, New Zealand; 1871 Jul – Dec | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Papers of the British bark ALBION of Auckland, New Zealand, Albert A. Thomas, master, including letters, telegrams, and receipts; 1872 | ||||||||||||