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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | John Conant Journal |
| Reference | MSS 220/LOG 319 |
| Library | Nantucket Historical Association |
| Collection | Ships' Logs Collection |
| Date | 7 Nov 1831 - 17 Nov 1834 |
| Author / Creator | Conant, John |
| Description | Journal kept by John Conant on board the Richard Mitchell of a whaling voyage in the Pacific. The number of whales seen and caught was lower than expected, so the ship regularly changed location in an attempt to find more. Even when they had success they found it difficult to sell the oil they had obtained. |
| Document Type | Journal, Logbook, Manuscript |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce |
| Keywords | whaling, whale oil, scurvy, disease, health, trade, pig, funeral, poem, poetry, alcohol, desertion, supplies, mental health, storm, weather |
| Countries | USA; Cape Verde; Chile; Peru; Ecuador |
| Places | Falkland Islands; Alejandro Selkirk Island; Salango; Galapagos Islands; Hawaii; California; Easter Island; Atlantic Ocean; Pacific Ocean; South Pacific; North Pacific |
| Ports | Nantucket, USA; Paita, Peru; Lima, Peru; Talcahuano, Chile |
| Company | P Mitchell and Sons |
| Ships | Richard Mitchell, Arab, William & Eliza |
| People | James Gwinn |
| Additional Information | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Nantucket Historical Association catalogue. |
| Copyright | Nantucket Historical Association |
