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Tuesday 3 December 2019

American whaler E.A. Luce on 15 April at sea according to the Whalemen’s Shipping List dated Tuesday 5 July 1859

A letter written by captain Ripley on board of the bark E.A. Luce of Edgartown on 15 April reported that she was on sea on the position 1 degree North latitude and 92 degrees West longitude with a catch of 85 barrels sperm and 100 barrels blackfish since they departed Talcahuano, Chile.(1)

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1. Also called schooner, measurement 132 tons, shipping agent Joseph Holly, departed on 2 July 1857 towards the Pacific.