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

Biodiversity Heritage Library

Arrived on 1 December, ship , name master Dennis, tonnage - tons, belonged to USA, active in the sperm oil fishery, cargo 1,500 barrels oil

Source

Accounts and papers of the House of Commons: seventeen volumes. Colonies; Emigration; Australia; Prisons, West Indies;etc. Session 15 November 1837-16 August 1838. Vol. XL.