The American Poughkeepsie and Duchess whaling companies according to the Gazetteer of the state of New York of 1836

When Thomas Francis Gordon described Poughkeepsie village  in his Gazetteer of the state of New York (Philadelphia, 1836) he mentioned on page 432 the Poughkeepsie Whaling Company with a capital of 200,000 dollars and with two ships at sea and the Dutchess Whaling Company with a capital of 200,000 dollars and two ships at sea. Another effect of these companies was the founding of a new shipyard and dock with a water front of 450 feet.

Source
Gazetteer of the state of New York: comprehending its colonial history. Philadelphia, 1836.