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[Samuel Robertson (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Daniel McKenzie Sr., keeper Daniel McKenzie Jr., on voyage 8 November 1837 - 24 January 1840]

Journal of a whaling voyage to the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. Includes descriptions of types of whales and penguins seen or taken, accidents, illnesses, fights, death at sea, desertions, fire on ship, interactions and trade with natives, punishment, shipboard medicine, and women on ship. Also contains whale stamps, watercolors, profile portraits, nautical charts, and ink sketches of ships. The crew traded for provisions with the natives at each port of call visited by the vessel. One man was so sick with a venerreal disease that he was left at Tonga in July 1838. The keeper includes a detailed description of local life at Tonga in July 1838, including a visit by a local missionary. One deserter was taken prisoner by locals after he stabbed a native in the arm on July 29, 1838. Charles Watts died as a result of lingering sickness on October 14, 1838. The sails caught fire but were extinguished on April 12, 1839. Thomas Kendrick was punished on 3 May 1839 and later discharged for stabbing an officer. The vessel was damaged in a gale on May 23, 1839. One man required medical attention after badly hurt his hand with a gun on July 4, 1839. While off the coast of Brazil on 14

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