American whaling bark Thule visited Payta, Peru according to the newspaper The Inquirer and Mirror dated Wednesday 1 January 1834

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An item referred to a letter from Charles Higginson dated Payta [Peru] 15 September 1833 reported the visit at Payta on 13 September of the American whaling bark Thule master Smith of Nantucket 200 barrels oil.

Note

1. Bought former merchant man, master Josepth Smith, departed to the Pacific Ocean on 21 Decmber 1832, returned on 30 May 1835 270 barrels sperm oil. Her captain left the ship at Talcahuano, Chile after second mate George W. Folger brought her home. Catalogue of Nantucket Whalers and their voyages from 1815 to 1870. Hussey&Robinson, Nantucket, 1876.