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Tuesday 18 February 2014

American whaler Canton Packet got new captain according to the Whalemen’s Shipping List dated Tuesday 12 December 1865

An item referred to  a tiding dated san Francisco the 2nd reporting that bark Canton Packet of New Bedford would depart with her new captain Frazier, earlier captain of the John Howland. Her former captain Allen was force to leave his ship caused by health problems and would return with the next steamship heading for New Bedford. His oil was in the meantime transported by the Otago towards New Bedford.