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[Manhattan (Ship) of Sag Harbor, N.Y., mastered by Mercator Cooper, keeper Mercator Cooper, on voyage 8 November 1843 -14 October 1846]

Logbook of a whaling voyage to the Atlantic, Indian, Pacific Oceans, and the Okhotsk Sea. Includes descriptions of whales or seals seen and taken, interactions with natives, punishment on ship, and rescues. Also contains inventories of oil and bone in addition to an account of the rescue of Japanese sailors and their return to Japan. Several men also went to the hospital during the voyage.

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