In his book Commercial relations of the United States. All foreign nations. Vol IV, published at Washington, 1857 supplied Edmund Flagg the following details dealing with this company, This book is digital available via GoogleBooks.
P. 27: “ very important enterprise for the Finnish foreign trade is that of the Russian Finnish Whaling Company, founded 1850, with a capital of 200,000 silver roubles, in 200 shares, of which the Russian American Company possesses 100 and Finnish merchants the other 100. By an ordinance of August 21, 1850, a public support of 20,000 silver roubles was granted to the company from the Finnish treasury, and a sum of 10,000 roubles as premium to each of the four first vessels which are equipped for the enterprise. The following privileges are further granted to the company: 1st, to employ foreign masters and crew for a space of eight years; 2d, to import to Finland, without duty, all materials and instruments which may be necessary for the building and equipping of its twelve first vessels; 3d, to import into Finland, without duty, and even to export, with the proper vessels of the company, all products of the whale fishery for a space of twelve years. In the month of November, 1851, the first vessel of the company departed for Sitka; in 1852, the second; and in 1853, the third vessel, all built in Finland.”
P. 27: “ very important enterprise for the Finnish foreign trade is that of the Russian Finnish Whaling Company, founded 1850, with a capital of 200,000 silver roubles, in 200 shares, of which the Russian American Company possesses 100 and Finnish merchants the other 100. By an ordinance of August 21, 1850, a public support of 20,000 silver roubles was granted to the company from the Finnish treasury, and a sum of 10,000 roubles as premium to each of the four first vessels which are equipped for the enterprise. The following privileges are further granted to the company: 1st, to employ foreign masters and crew for a space of eight years; 2d, to import to Finland, without duty, all materials and instruments which may be necessary for the building and equipping of its twelve first vessels; 3d, to import into Finland, without duty, and even to export, with the proper vessels of the company, all products of the whale fishery for a space of twelve years. In the month of November, 1851, the first vessel of the company departed for Sitka; in 1852, the second; and in 1853, the third vessel, all built in Finland.”
