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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00709 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | Passport for whaling ship Contest |
| Date | 28 May 1862 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Countersigned by Secretary of State Seward. Issued to Captain Norton of the whaling ship "Contest" for a trip to the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The pass indicates that the Contest is from the U.S. but not involved with the Civil War; it asks that the ship be allowed to travel freely. Contest left port on May 30, 1862 and returned on August 5, 1864, with 208 barrels of sperm oil, 691 barrels of whale oil, and 9,500 lbs. of whale bone. Copies in English, German, French, and Spanish. |
| Subjects | President Maritime Civil War Merchants and Trade |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics; Law; Merchants & Commerce; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |