328 The Story of the New England Whalers 



on April i, 1844, and it shows the cargo of the Charles P. 

 Phelps to have been as follows : 



"2600 barrels of whale oil, 140 barrels of sperm oil, 

 and 2600 pounds of bone. The following value is placed 

 on the entry of merchandise by Charles P. Williams, 

 to whom it was consigned : 



2600 barrels of whale oil at $11 per barrel . $28,600 

 140 barrels of sperm oil at $29 per barrel . 4,060 

 2600 pounds of whale bone at 33^ cents per 



pound 8,710 



Total $41,370 " 



One paper of unusual interest is the following under 

 the head of "Amount paid officers and crew of ship 

 Charles Phelps on her first voyage, April, 1844: 



Captain P. Hall $2,544.59 



Gilbert Pendleton, Jr 1,624.56 



Thomas Burtch, Jr 942.29 



John C. Nichols 661.36 



Amos P. Wendleton 453-88 



C. W. Austin 44 I -33 



S. Fletcher 449-3 l 



A. Verhoff 625.08 



E. P. Berry 255.22 



William Greenman 297.64 



William Cole 234.05 



Silas Fitch 453.88 



Gurdon Hall 371.16" 



