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Joseph M. Tucker correspondence, 1858-1875.

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Tucker, Joseph M

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Summary: Letters written by Tucker to his parents in Dartmouth, Mass., while a crew member of the bark Roscius, capt. Frederick S. Howland, New Bedford, Mass., on a whaling voyage (1858-1861) to the Atlantic Ocean and of the bark Sea Fox, capt. John Horan, Westport, Mass., on a voyage (1861-1863) to the Pacific Ocean. Tucker described life at sea and wrote of homesickness and his desire for news from home. Includes a letter (1875 October 12-30) from his brother, Samuel J. Tucker, to their mother while on a whaling voyage (1875-1877) to the Pacific Ocean aboard the bark Hunter, capt. Charles L. Holt, New Bedford, Mass.

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Letters written by Tucker to his parents in Dartmouth, Mass., while a crew member of the bark Roscius, capt. Frederick S. Howland, New Bedford, Mass., on a whaling voyage (1858-1861) to the Atlantic Ocean and of the bark Sea Fox, capt. John Horan, Westport, Mass., on a voyage (1861-1863) to the Pacific Ocean. Tucker described life at sea and wrote of homesickness and his desire for news from home. Includes a letter (1875 October 12-30) from his brother, Samuel J. Tucker, to their mother while on a whaling voyage (1875-1877) to the Pacific Ocean aboard the bark Hunter, capt. Charles L. Holt, New Bedford, Mass.