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William Martin

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William Martin was a Black whaling captain from Martha's Vineyard who participated in over a dozen whaling voyages. He was master of the 1887 voyage of the Eunice H. Adam, and it was the last he undertook.

For more information:
Finley, Skip. "The Last Voyage." Martha's Vineyard Museum Quarterly 62.1-2 (February and May, 2021): 3-21.
Finley, Skip. Whaling Captains of Color: America's Last Meritocracy. Naval Institute Press, 2020.

This page has paths:

  1. Crew of the Eunice Adams Jordan Goffin
  2. William Martin and the 1887 Voyage of the Eunice H. Adams Jordan Goffin

Contents of this path:

  1. The 1887 Voyage

Contents of this tag:

  1. W.A. Robinson bill
  2. Nickerson and Baxter bill
  3. Shipping Papers of the Eunice Adams, 1887
  4. William Martin Agreement