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John E. Howell, born March 2, 1813, died July 23, 1840, while engaged in the whale fishery in the Pacific Ocean, in command of the ship France. He lost his life in an encounter with a sperm whale in the 28th year of his age.
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To commemorate
that noble enterprise
The Whale Fishery,
and a tribute of lasting respect
to those bold and enterprising ship masters
Sons of Southampton,
who periled their lives
in a daring profession
and perished in actual encounter,
with the Monsters of the deep.
Entombed in the ocean, They live in our memory.
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Charles W. Payne,
Master of the ship Fanny,
died in the Atlantic Ocean, January 4, 1838,
in the 30th year of his age.
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Stratton H. Harlow,
Master of the ship Daniel Webster,
died in the Pacific Ocean, October 31, 1838,
in the 27th year of his age.
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Alfred C. Glover,
Master of the ship Acasta,
died in the Atlantic Ocean, January 4, 1836,
in the 29th year of his age.
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Richard S. Topping, of Bridgehampton,
Master of the ship Thorn,
died in the Atlantic Ocean, February 1, 1838,
in the 29th year of his age.
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William H. Pierson, of Bridgehampton,
Master of the
ship American,
died in the Pacific Ocean, June 1, 1846,
in the 30th year of his age.
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