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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Guest&nbsp; 85555" data-source="post: 8933628"><p>I don't know this information off-hand, but my advice, just from interning at a historical society in a seaside town in New England: try contacting historical societies in places that have a lot of nautical history that would overlap with the time and place you are interested in (they will likely be accustomed to cataloging ship logs, merchant books, etc) and they can likely give you answers or at least a place to start with this (museums can be good as well). For example, even though it is much more famous for the Salem Witch Trials, the city of Salem has a lot of nautical history as it formed part of an important harbor during the revolution (along with Beverly I believe). There is even a museum in Salem called the Peabody Essex that has an extensive nautical collection. I've found when working on campaigns, RPGs books, etc contacting the director or librarian of a historical society or museum with these kinds of questions can be very fruitful.</p></blockquote><p></p>