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Thursday, 28 September 2023

American whaler Friendship visited Bay of Islands, New Zealand in 1836

A list reported the arrival at Bay of Islands on 12 November 1836 of the American whaler Friendship, master West, homeport USA returning from the sperm oil fishery with a cargo of 2,700 barrels oil.

Source

The sessional papers printed by order of the House of Lords session 1837-1838 vol. III, 1838. Letter from captain W. Hobson, HMS Rattlesnake, Port Jackson dated 8 August 1937 to governor Sir Richard Bourke 

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