WHALE FISHERY OF NEW ENGLAND 



Barnabas Russell for his son Joseph, and the last building shown on 

 the right of the picture was the mansion of William Rotch, Sr., and the 

 first estate in the village at that time. This Rotch was the son of 

 Joseph Rotch, one of New Bedford's earliest whalers, and he himself is 

 represented in his old chaise, the only private carriage their in the town. 

 He is negotiating for a load of hay, and from all accounts he must 



Oil stored on the wharves at New Bedford awaiting a favorable market. The 

 owners, dressed in silk hats, long-tailed coats, and polished top boots, might often 

 be seen watching, testing, and marking the oil-barrels. 



have been a keen business man, for he was often seen going to market 

 so early that he had to use a lantern. - All the other figures in this 

 picture also are intended to represent well-known citizens of the time. 

 The two men shaking hands are Captain Crocker and Samuel Rodman; 

 the latter, who was the son-in-law of William Rotch, had the reputa- 

 tion of being the best dressed man in New Bedford in his day. One 

 of the boys harnessed to the small cart is the Hon. George Rowland, 

 Jr., great-uncle of Llewellyn Howland. H. H. Hathaway, Jr., and 

 Thomas S. Hathaway have three ancestors in the picture. 



