02273cpcaa2200445 4500 mm 97084129 DLC 20260227111726.0 cr ||||||||||| 971105|||||||||||| eng mm 97084129 DLC DLC dacs DLC W lcmd Manchester, Forbes W. Forbes W. Manchester correspondence, 1858-1869. 58 items. 1 container. 0.2 linear feet. Open to research. Chiefly letters to Manchester from his wife, Rhoda, of Adamsville, Little Compton, R.I., while he served as first mate aboard the whaleship, Henry Kneeland, on a voyage to the Indian and Pacific oceans (1858-1859). Her letters provide details about the home life of a whaling family, events in the community, and news of other whaling vessels. Includes several letters written by Manchester while on the Henry Kneeland as well as a few written in 1869 from Martinique while he served in the coastal trade on a ship carrying lumber. Also includes letters to Manchester from other family members. Most letters are accompanied by typewritten transcripts. Typewritten transcripts, in part. [S.l.]. Whaler. Born 1829 or 1830. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008017 Manchester, Rhoda Correspondence. Manchester family. Manchester family Correspondence. Henry Kneeland (Whaleship) Coastwise shipping Martinique. Lumber trade Martinique. Whaling Indian Ocean. Whaling Pacific Ocean. Whaling ships. Little Compton (R.I. : Town) History. Whalers (Persons) itoamc Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008017 Finding aid (PDF) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008017.3 44453 44453