American whaler Marcus hailed visited Honolulu, Hawaii according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 21 February 1852

 The New Pictorial and Illustrated Family Magazine established for the diffusion of useful knowledge, vol. III. Robert Sears editor, New York 1846

An item reported that the American whaler Gideon Howland on 25 November 1851 saw at Hope Island the whaler Marcus master Wa…. of New Bedford 25 barrels oil this season.