American whaler James Allen visited Mongonui, New Zealand according to the newspaper Otago Daily Times dated 25 March 1862

An item reported that the American whaling barque James Allen, 355 tons, master Van Wyke, of Bedford, 730 barrels since her departure from Monogui in March 1861 arrived on 87 February 1861 at Mogonui.(1)

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1. Bay of Islands, area on the east coast of the Far North District, North Island, New Zealand.

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