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Missing His Wife

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Martha's Vineyard Museum

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About this artifact

Henry Manter, master of the ship Virginia, missed his wife Mary while he was away whaling. The logbook he kept mentioned her throughout. This is part of a back page of the logbook, on which he wrote her name, Mary C. Manter, several times.

Date:
c. 1850
Creator:
Henry Manter

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