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Tuesday, 26 September 2023

American whaler Rebecca Sims visited Bay of Islands, New Zealand in 1836

A list reported the arrival at Bay of Islands on 21 December 1836 of the American whaler Rebecca Sims, master Ray, homeport USA returning from the sperm oil fishery with a cargo of 100 barrels oil.

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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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