74 THE WHALEBONE WHALES OF THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. 
week they struck.two, but lost both, the iron broke in one, the other broke the 
warpe. ‘The Governour hath encouraged some to follow this designe. Two 
shallops made for itt, but as yett wee doe not heare of any they have gotten.” ! 
In a letter from Lord Cornbury to the Lords of Trade, dated July 1, 1708, is 
the following : 
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The quantity of Train Oyl made in Long Island is uncertain. Some 
years they have much more fish than others, for example last year they made four 
thousand Barrils of Oyl, and this last Season they have not made above Six 
hundred; About the middle of October they begin to look out for fish, the Season 
lasts all November, December, January, February and part of March; a Yearling 
will make about forty Barrils of Oy],a Stunt or Whale of two years old will make 
sometimes fifty, sometimes Sixty Barrils of Oyl, and the largest whale that I have 
heard of in these Parts, Yielded one hundred and ten barrils of Oyl, and twelve 
hundred Weight of bone.” * 
In a warrant signed May 10, 1672, is the following item : 
“Whereas I am given to understand that a Whale hath not long since been 
east upon a parcell of Beach claymed to bee w in Jno Coopers Bounds or Pre- 
cincts, of the w% severall Indians have taken & carried away the Whale-Bone; 
These are to authorize the said Jno Cooper to make Enquiry ‘into and to make 
seizure of such Whale-Bone.” * 
An order signed by Governor Andros, in November, 1675, reads thus: 
“WVpon the Petigon and Desire of Jacob Schellinger and Company of Last- 
Hampton, who are joyntly concerned in carrying on a Designe of Whale Killing 
at the said Place . . . I doe hereby give them Liberty to employ the said foure 
Indyans for this present whale flishing season. Given under my hand in New 
Yorke this 18" day of November 1675. E. Andros.” 
The petition which called forth this order several times alludes to “this whale 
season soe nigh at hand.”° 
Thompson’s History of Long Island, New York, published originally in 1839, 
contains some notes on the colonial shore fishery for Right whales at Sag Harbor 
and Southampton, ° and also the following : 
“ Kasthampton, Aprill 2%, 1668. Know all men by these presents, y! wee 
whose names are signed hereunto, being Indians of Montauket, do engage ourselves 
in a bond of ten pounds sterling for to goe to sea uppon ye account of killing of 
whales, this next ensuing season, beginning at the 1%* day of November next, end- 
ing by ye first of Aprill ensuing; and that for ye proper account of Jacobus 
Skallenger and his partners of Easthampton ; and engage to attend dilligently with 
all opportunitie for ye killing of whales or other fish, for ye sum of three shillings 
a day for every Indian; ye sayd Jacobus Skallenger and partners to furnish all 
necessarie craft and tackling convenient for ye designe.” 
*O’CALLAGHAN, E. B., Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New York, 
3, p. 183. The index to these volumes is in vol. rr. SOP); Ge Ty 10s KG): 
* Op. cit., 14, p. 665. OD: cit. TA ps 7O7: * Op. cit., 14, pp. 708-709. 
* THompson, BENJ. F., History of Long Island, New York, 1st ed., 1839, pp. 221-224. 
