William Martin's 1887 Whaling Voyage

Accounting Documents

Whaling voyages were first and foremost economic ventures. The range and extent of the documents presented here give a sense of how complex a single voyage could be. 

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  1. Documents of a Whaling Voyage Jordan Goffin

Contents of this path:

  1. $5 Financial Note Back
  2. $5 Financial Note Back
  3. $5 Financial Note Front
  4. $5 Financial Note Front
  5. Account of Expenses and Profits Cover
  6. Account of Expenses and Profits Page 1
  7. Account of Expenses and Profits Page 2
  8. Account of Expenses and Profits Page 3
  9. Account of Expenses and Profits Page 4
  10. Account of Expenses and Profits Page 5
  11. Account of Expenses and Profits Page 6
  12. Account of Expenses and Profits Page 7
  13. Account of Expenses and Profits Page 8
  14. Account of Expenses and Profits Page 9
  15. Account of Expenses and Profits Page 10
  16. Agreement and Contract for Captain William A. Martin Page 1
  17. Agreement and Contract for Captain William A. Martin Page 2
  18. Agreement and Contract for Captain William A. Martin Page 3
  19. Agreement of Edgar La Bauce and Charles Thompson Back
  20. Agreement of Edgar La Bauce and Charles Thompson Front
  21. Agreement of J.E. Fordham Back
  22. Agreement of J.E. Fordham Front
  23. Articles of Agreement
  24. Articles of Agreement
  25. Back of Envelope Addressed to Samuel Osborn, Jr.
  26. Back of Envelope for Captain William A. Martin's Agreement and Contract
  27. Back of Handwritten Note with Financial Calculations
  28. Calculations for Jose Lopes
  29. Calculations on Paper
  30. Calculations on Paper Back
  31. Calculations on Paper Back
  32. Calculations on Paper Back
  33. Calculations on Paper Front
  34. Calculations on Paper Front
  35. Calculations on Paper Front
  36. Check for $10 Back
  37. Check for $10 Front
  38. Check for $10.22 Back
  39. Check for $10.22 Back
  40. Check for $10.22 Front
  41. Check for $10.22 Front
  42. Check for $11.22 Back
  43. Check for $12.42 Back
  44. Check for $12.42 Front
  45. Check for $18.60 Back
  46. Check for $18.60 Front
  47. Check for $20 Back
  48. Check for $20 Back
  49. Check for $20 Back
  50. Check for $20 Back
  51. Check for $20 Back
  52. Check for $20 Front
  53. Check for $20 Front
  54. Check for $20 Front
  55. Check for $20 Front
  56. Front of C.N. DaCosta Seamen's Outfit Coupon Card
  57. Back of C.N. DaCosta Seamen's Outfit Coupon Card
  58. Check for $20 Front
  59. Check for $25 Back
  60. Check for $25 Front
  61. Check for $50 Back
  62. Check for $50 Back
  63. Check for $50 Front
  64. Check for $50 Front
  65. Check for $7.12 Back
  66. Check for $7.12 Front
  67. Check for $75 Back
  68. Check for $75 Front
  69. Consular Certificate, Ponta Delgada
  70. Consular Certificate, Ponta Delgada
  71. Crew List
  72. Crew List
  73. Crew Outfits and Accounts Back
  74. Crew Outfits and Accounts Front
  75. Envelope Addressed to Samuel Osborn, Jr.
  76. Envelope for Captain William A. Martin's Agreement and Contract
  77. Financial Calculations
  78. Financial Calculations
  79. Financial Calculations Back
  80. Financial Calculations Back
  81. Financial Calculations Front
  82. Financial Calculations Front
  83. Financial Correspondence
  84. Financial Note
  85. Financial Note Back
  86. Financial Note Back
  87. Financial Note Front
  88. Financial Note Front
  89. Front of a Check for $50
  90. Back of a Check for $50
  91. Front of a Check for $60
  92. Back of a Check for $60
  93. Front of Check for $220
  94. Back of Check for $220
  95. Front of Check for $23.37
  96. Back of Check for $23.37
  97. Front of Check for $30
  98. Back of Check for $30
  99. Handwritten Note
  100. Handwritten Note with Financial Calculations
  101. Receipt for Duties and Fees 1 February 1890 Front
  102. Receipt for Duties and Fees 1 February 1890 Back
  103. John Alves Contract Back
  104. John Alves Contract Front
  105. List of Casks Back
  106. List of Casks Front
  107. Handwritten Note with Financial Calculations
  108. Receipt for Duties and Fees 17 October 1887 Back
  109. Receipt for Duties and Fees 17 October 1887 Front
  110. Receipt for Duties and Fees 23 September 1889 Back
  111. Receipt for Duties and Fees 19 March 1890 Front
  112. Receipt for Duties and Fees 19 March 1890 Back
  113. Receipt for Duties and Fees 19 February 1890 for $3.99 Front
  114. Receipt for Duties and Fees 19 February 1890 for $3.99 Back
  115. Receipt for Duties and Fees 19 February 1890 for $3.10 Front
  116. Receipt for Duties and Fees 19 February 1890 for $3.10 Back
  117. Receipt for Duties and Fees 23 September 1889 Front
  118. Receipt for Duties and Fees 24 September 1891 Back
  119. Receipt for Duties and Fees 24 September 1891 Front
  120. Receipt for Duties and Fees 8 January 1890 Back
  121. Receipt for Duties and Fees 8 January 1890 Front
  122. Scrap Paper for Crew Papers
  123. Signed Agreement Back
  124. Signed Agreement Front
  125. Signed Lays Agreement Back
  126. Signed Lays Agreement Front
  127. Special Power of Attorney Back
  128. Special Power of Attorney Front