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Saturday, 16 May 2020

Canadian seal hunting schooner Alphonsine in 1864

Active in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Homeport Esquimaux Point. Captain Prosper Cyr. Tonnage 23 tons. Crew 10 men. Number of seals killed 200. Value of the catch 900 dollars.

Source
Sessional papers, fourth session of the eight Parliament of the Province of Canada, second session, 1865.

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