An item referred to the letter written by captain
Penniman on 14 November 1865 on board of the bark Minerva of New Bedford lying
at Honolulu returned from the Arctic. Her catch was 850 barrels whale oil and 16.260 lbs. bone the
latter transferred to the bark Arctic bound for Boston. The oil was to be
stored ashore waiting for shipment with a ship coming from San Francisco.
Freight preces were 10 cents a gallon. She was to begin a new voyage
intertwining to return at Honolulu in April 1864.
