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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | George W Allen Letters, 1869-1875 |
| Reference | MSS 308/Folder 5 |
| Library | Nantucket Historical Association |
| Collection | Allen Family Letters / Marjorie Tyrie Collection, 1869-1944 (bulk 1869-1874) |
| Date | 23 Jul 1869 - 6 Jun 1875 |
| Description | Three letters written by George W Allen (1827-1894) to various family members while he was on a whaling voyage. They are concerned with hearing news from home, and speak at length about the loneliness experienced by separated husbands and wives. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce |
| Keywords | whaling, health, mental health, captain, whale oil, sperm oil, crew, family, loneliness, death, bereavement, wife, shops, news, newspaper |
| Countries | USA; Chile |
| Ports | Talcahuano, Chile |
| People | George W Allen |
| Additional Information |
Captain Charles E Allen (1822-1883), son of Walter and Rebecca (Fisher) Allen, was Master out of New Bedford of the bark Lafayette (1852), the ship Canton Packet (1857 and 1863), the bark Black Eagle (1860 and 1862), the bark Morning Star (1864 and 1866) and sailed his last voyage on the bark Sea Ranger on October 19, 1869, returning May 17, 1874. His wife, Maria (Farnham) (1830-1900), daughter of William and Emmaline (Dunn) Farnham, accompanied him with their son Rollin, seven years old, on the Sea Ranger in 1869. While they were away, their daughters Emma (1857-1904) and Lillian (1864-1941) stayed with Mrs George W Dunham of Nantucket. Their sister, Clara (1871-1944), was born on Norfolk Island during the voyage. Captain George W Allen (1827-1894), brother of Captain Charles E Allen, was also a whaling master. He sailed on the bark Mars 1869-1873, leaving at home his second wife Lucy (Daley) of Pennsylvania (1834-1874), and again from 1874-1878 after Lucy's death. Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Nantucket Historical Association catalogue. |
| Copyright | Nantucket Historical Association |
