[Benjamin Rush (Ship) of Warren, R.I., mastered by Anthony Gifford, keeper Samuel Randell Eddy, on voyage 31 July 1841 – 13 May 1845],

Annual report of the Essex Institute

Orb (Bark) Logbook, 1846-1848

[D. Franklin (Bark) of Westport, Mass., mastered by Benjamin Gifford, keeper Seth D. McFarlin, on voyage 9 May 1851 – 14 March 1853],

Governor Endicott (Ship) Logbook, 1819-1821.

[Lagoda (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Edmund Maxfield, keeper unknown, on voyage 9 October 1841 – 24 September 1843],

[Jason (Ship) of New London, Conn., mastered by Elijah B. Morgan, keeper unknown, on voyage 9 April 1846 – 20 May 1848],

[Bertha (Bark) of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Thomas H. Jenkins, keeper Pliny B. Handy, on voyage 29 September 1891 – 30 July 1894],

[Lancer (Bark) of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Albert Lewis, keeper Joseph L. Harper, on voyage 20 June 1882 – 22 July 1886],

Description of an ancient carved box : in the museum of the East-India Marine Society, in Salem.