American whaling bark Sun discharged according to the newspaper The Pacific Commercial Advertiser dated 6 December 1860

An item reported the sale of the American whaling bark Sun of Mattapoisett 184 tons with inventory as discharged from last voyage to Chad. H. Gifford and Bemjamin T. Cummings for 3,800 US dollars. Would be continued for the sperm whaling under captain Thomas Smith late of the Desdemona.