| Fragment of [a log of the] whaler Ploughboy owned by the contributor who would like to know where the rest of the log is. |
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Officers and Crew of the Ship Ploughboy |
Sailed from Nantucket Bar on a whaling voyage September 26th, 1830 |
| Nathan Chase - Commander |
| William Jay - first Mate - Dis[charged] |
| Leg cut off | James H. Briggs - second Mate - Leg broke |
| Louis Monto - Third Mate |
| Henry Coffin - First Boatsteerer |
| Struck by whale | Orlando Dunney - Second Boatsteerer - arm broke |
| Thomas S. Mitchell - Cooper |
| William S. Arthur - Do |
| Fell from aloft | Daniel Remsen - Carpenter - 3 ribs broke |
| Coqumbo | William Jones - Black Smith - run away |
| Valparaiso | Louis Fontigua - Steward - run away |
| " " | Gabriel Thompson - Cook - run away |
| " " | William Hastings - sailor - run away |
| in a gale of wind | Alexander Whippy - Do - Lost overboard |
| swam 3 miles | Abraham Fareweather - Do - run away |
| swam 3 miles | Silas Fareweather - Do - Left ashore sick |
| Sandwich Is. | David McNiesh - Do - run away |
| " " " | Saml. Smith - Do - run away |
| Scurvey | John Parmenter - Do - 2 fingers cut off |
| Guam | Wm. Holding - Do - run away |
| Scurvey | Charles Smith - Do - 4 toes cut off |
| Off duty | H.B. Macy - sailor - 1 1/2 years sick fever & ague |
| The Ploughboy arrived at Nantucket Bar March 3rd 1834 with Nineteen Hundred Barrels sperm oil, started home with 2600 Balles. 700 Leakage. |
Captured 89 Whales the largest whale Made 125 Barrels Oil. The Crew when settled with were each $17.00 in debt to the owner
Contributed by Paul R. Maloney
Source: American Neptune, Vol. 21 (1961), p.222.
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