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Petition To Prohibit Seine Fishing, 1893, Tristram Griffin
Petition To Prohibit Seine Fishing, 1893, Tristram Griffin
History of Maine Fisheries
Petition by Tristram Griffin and 28 other citizens of Boothbay (Me.) to prohibit the use of purse or drag seines in the fishing of mackerel, herring, shad, porgies, and menhaden. Collection also includes document recording quintals of fish taken for the Schooners Constitution and Two Brothers.
Papers, Silas And Thomas Orne, 1854-1856, Silas Orne, Thomas Orne
Papers, Silas And Thomas Orne, 1854-1856, Silas Orne, Thomas Orne
History of Maine Fisheries
Business papers of Captain Silas M. Orne and Thomas Orne, primarily bills of lading and invoices for supplies bought, including quantities of salt, and fish sold, including cod, polluck, halibut, haddock and hake, as well as wharfage paid for the Schooners Champion, Ocean, George W. Reed, and Mary A. out of ports in Boothbay (Me.) and Damariscotta (Me.).
Papers, Silas And Thomas Orne, 1850-1853, Silas Orne, Thomas Orne
Papers, Silas And Thomas Orne, 1850-1853, Silas Orne, Thomas Orne
History of Maine Fisheries
Business papers of Captain Silas M. Orne and Thomas Orne, primarily bills of lading and invoices for wharfage paid for the Schooner Champion out of Boothbay (Me.) and supplies bought, including quantities of salt, as well as fish sold, including cod, polluck, halibut, haddock and hake.
Papers, 1844-1856, William Barter
Papers, 1844-1856, William Barter
History of Maine Fisheries
Papers of Captain William Barter of Boothbay (Me.) for the Schooners Spartan, Henry R., and Challenge. Includes account book for Schr. Challenge that records bait bills for individual crew members and bay fare for vessel; account book for Schr. Henry R. that records fish sold; tax assessment; sales of cod, haddock, hake, halibut and polluck; purchases of supplies, including quantities of salt; and some personal correspondence. One mention of the Bay of Fundy, presumably in reference to fishing grounds.
Account Book, 1841-1879, Mark Rand
Account Book, 1841-1879, Mark Rand
History of Maine Fisheries
Account book kept by Mark Rand for the Schooners Betsy, Atlantic, Martha A. Brewer, and E. F. Swift, possibly U. S. Revenue Cutter Service vessels of which Rand was master. Ports mentioned include Wiscasset (Me.), Boothbay (Me.) and Southport (Me.). Records expenses for groceries, sundries, clothing, supplies, labor, wharfage and quantities of herring, hake, clams and mackerel.