Picturesque New London and its environs, Groton, Mystic, Montville, Waterford, at the commencement of the twentieth century; notable features of interest .. . h as far backas 1647, when the GeneralCourt at Hartford granted toone Whiting the privilege ofcatching whales within Connec-ticut waters. This privilege,which embraced a term of sevenyears, may be construed as thegranting of a monopoly, forsuch permission was necessary,and there is no record to showthat a like grant was at thattime conceded to any other thanMr. Whiting. Whales were at that datenumerous near the Connecticutcoast and off t
Picturesque New London and its environs, Groton, Mystic, Montville, Waterford, at the commencement of the twentieth century; notable features of interest .. . h as far backas 1647, when the GeneralCourt at Hartford granted toone Whiting the privilege ofcatching whales within Connec-ticut waters. This privilege,which embraced a term of sevenyears, may be construed as thegranting of a monopoly, forsuch permission was necessary,and there is no record to showthat a like grant was at thattime conceded to any other thanMr. Whiting. Whales were at that datenumerous near the Connecticutcoast and off the Banks of New-foundland. As the colonies grewin capital and pojjulation. whal-ing voyages of considerablelength were made, and by 1750the business had assumed gen-erous and profitable War of the Revolution,however, paralyzed the industry,until, in 1785, it was revived byspecial incentive from the Leg-islature. Immediately subse-(juent to this time there dawnedwhat may be termed the goldenera of the whaling days. Shipswere thoroughly appointed, and s O ^ X o Gon W Hw Z o I 3 >z D 5 ?0 3 > ? Z ? n ? m ,- O » z rO Z oo z CO o 7i. 15 (picturesque 1Rcw Uondon,
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