American whaler Kingston visited Payta, Peru according to the newspaper The Inquirer and Mirror dated Wednesday 1 January 1834

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An item reported the visit of Payta, Peru on 3 September 1833 by a boat of the American whaler Kingston master Sherman of Nantucket for refreshments one small whale.

Note

1. Master William E. Sherman, departed to the Pacific Ocean on 19 October 1832, returned on 3 October 1835 484 barrels sperm oil. Catalogue of Nantucket Whalers and their voyages from 1815 to 1870. Hussey&Robinson, Nantucket, 1876