Papers, 1844-1856

• Main Author: Barter, William
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@UMaine 1844
• Subjects: Atlantic cod prices; Fish trade; Fishers; Haddock prices; Hake prices; Halibut prices; Polluck prices; Saltwater fishing; Atlantic Coast (U.S.); Atlantic Coast (Canada); Maine; Boothbay; Schooner Spartan; Schooner Henry R; Schooner Challenge; Agricultural and Resource Economics; Aquaculture and Fisheries; Canada; Hake; atlantic cod
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/fisheries/36; https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1028&context=fisheries

Papers of Captain William Barter of Boothbay (Me.) for the Schooners Spartan, Henry R., and Challenge. Includes account book for Schr. Challenge that records bait bills for individual crew members and bay fare for vessel; account book for Schr. Henry R. that records fish sold; tax assessment; sales of cod, haddock, hake, halibut and polluck; purchases of supplies, including quantities of salt; and some personal correspondence. One mention of the Bay of Fundy, presumably in reference to fishing grounds.