A letter written by the 2nd officer on of board of the California captain West of New Bedford reported that she was lying off Guam with none catch results since Monganui, New Zealand was left.(1)
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1. Tonnage 398 tons, shipping agents I. Howland Jr.&Co., departed on 25 August 1858 towards the North Pacific. Master Char;es West, owners 24 August 1858 Thomas Mandell (?), Edward Matt Robinson and Sylvia Ann Hoaland 13/16, John A. Standish 1/16, Jethro Hillmand an Zacharias Hillman 1/16, New Bedford and Charles West 1/16, Tisbury
