Ship’s Papers, Ship Canova, 1823-1833

Ship’s papers for the Ship Canova on coasting voyages from Castine, Me. to Charleston, S.C. and New Orleans, La., as well as voyages from Liverpool, England. The Ship was likely one of the vessels managed by Witherle and Jarvis [formerly Hook and Witherle, 1806-1808; later known as William Witherle...

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Main Author: Witherle and Jarvis
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: DigitalCommons@UMaine 1823
Subjects:
Atlantic cod prices
Atlantic herring prices
Castine (Me.)
Coastwise shipping
Fish trade
Groceries prices
Mackerel prices
Salted fish prices
Shad prices
Agricultural and Resource Economics
Aquaculture and Fisheries
Orleans
atlantic cod
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/fisheries/8
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=fisheries
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Summary:Ship’s papers for the Ship Canova on coasting voyages from Castine, Me. to Charleston, S.C. and New Orleans, La., as well as voyages from Liverpool, England. The Ship was likely one of the vessels managed by Witherle and Jarvis [formerly Hook and Witherle, 1806-1808; later known as William Witherle and Company, 1844-1855; and Witherle and Company, 1855-1875], a general store in Castine, Me. that supplied local fishermen and residents. Papers include bills of lading and Shipping invoices documenting Shipments of salt, mackerel, shad, herring, codfish and fish oil, among other cargo. [From Series IV of the Witherle Collection, Penobscot Marine Museum. Note: Oversized documents necessitated scanning of some pages in two parts.]

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