Ship’s Papers, Schooner Eothen, 1860-1861

Ship’s papers for the Schr. Eothen on fishing voyages out of Castine, Me. to the Banks. Records expenditures for vessel, including shares paid to individual crew members, as well as sales of fish, primarily cod, haddock and halibut. The ship was likely one of the vessels managed by Witherle and Comp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Witherle and Company
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: DigitalCommons@UMaine 1860
Subjects:
Atlantic cod prices
Atlantic cod fishing
Fish trade
Haddock prices
Halibut prices
Saltwater fishing
Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
Maine
Castine
Atlantic Coast (Canada)
Schooner Eothen
Agricultural and Resource Economics
Aquaculture and Fisheries
Canada
atlantic cod
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/fisheries/60
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1062&context=fisheries
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Summary:Ship’s papers for the Schr. Eothen on fishing voyages out of Castine, Me. to the Banks. Records expenditures for vessel, including shares paid to individual crew members, as well as sales of fish, primarily cod, haddock and halibut. The ship was likely one of the vessels managed by Witherle and Company [formerly Hook and Witherle, 1806-1808; Witherle and Jarvis, 1810-1844; and William Witherle and Company, 1844-1855], a general store in Castine, Me. that supplied local fishermen and residents. [From Series VI and VII of the Witherle Collection, Penobscot Marine Museum. Note: Oversized documents necessitated scanning of some pages in two parts.]

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