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040			_aDLC _cDLC _edacs _dDLC
072		7	_aW _2lcmd
100	1		_aManchester, Forbes W.
245	0	0	_aForbes W. Manchester correspondence, _f1858-1869.
300			_a58 _fitems.
300			_a1 _fcontainer.
300			_a0.2 _flinear feet.
506	0		_aOpen to research.
520	8		_aChiefly 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.
533			_aTypewritten transcripts, in part. _b[S.l.].
545	0		_aWhaler. Born 1829 or 1830.
546			_aCollection material in English.
555	8		_aFinding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at _uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008017
600	1	0	_aManchester, Rhoda _vCorrespondence.
600	3	0	_aManchester family.
600	3	0	_aManchester family _vCorrespondence.
610	2	0	_aHenry Kneeland (Whaleship)
650		0	_aCoastwise shipping _zMartinique.
650		0	_aLumber trade _zMartinique.
650		0	_aWhaling _zIndian Ocean.
650		0	_aWhaling _zPacific Ocean.
650		0	_aWhaling ships.
651		0	_aLittle Compton (R.I. : Town) _xHistory.
656		7	_aWhalers (Persons) _2itoamc
856	4		_3Finding aid _uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008017
856	4		_3Finding aid (PDF) _uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008017.3
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