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Thursday, 8 March 2012

American whalers Hamilton, Romulus and Cadmus arrived at Sag Harbor in June 1845 at Sag Harbor, New York according to the The Merchants’ Magazine

Hamilton of 322 tons, owner-agent Charles T. Dering, arrival on 8 June after a voyage of 10 months and 16 days with as results 146 barrels of sperm oil, 303 barrels of whale oil and 1,526 pound of whale bones.

Romulus of 233 tons, owner-agent Ezekiel Mulford, arrival on 8 June after a voyage of 20 months and 10 days with as results 67 barrels of sperm oil, 994 barrels of whale oil and 6,026 pound of whale bones.

Cadmus of 307 tons, owners-agents Mulford&Sleighs, arrival on 9 June after a voyage of 21 months and 15 days with as results 295 barrels of sperm oil, 890 barrels of whale oil and 7,200 pound of whale bones.

Source
The Merchants’ Magazine and Commercial Review, volume 16, page 102. The information was supplied by Luther D. Cook of Sag Harbor.