01345cpcaa2200301 a 4500 mm2002084930 DLC 20260227111729.0 021022|||||||||||| eng mm2002084930 DLC dacs DLC DLC N lcmd Nichols, James (Whaling master) James Nichols correspondence, 1856. 1 item. Open to research. ALS (1856 February 25 & March 14) written by Nichols while master of the ship Sophia Thornton of New Bedford, Mass., on a whaling voyage to the South Pacific. Nichols discussed the dearth of whales and the dependency of the economy on whaling. While taking on supplies at the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, Nichols commented on the region's inhabitants. Whaling master. Collection material in English. Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection. Sophia Thornton (Ship) Whaling Massachusetts New Bedford. Whaling Pacific Ocean. Islands, Bay of (N.Z.) Description and travel. Whalers (Persons) itoamc 44654 44654