Hi all, I am after some help with the above man, and his ship. He was Commander of the 'General Boyd" Said to be an American Whaler I have found very little on the General Boyd, It seems rather confusing as to if the General Boyd and the Boyd destroyed in New Zealand are one and the same, I have found mention that the General Boyd was one of the first American Whalers to visit Bay of Islands in New Zealand, visiting in around 1802. I Would love to clarify the information on the General Boyd. My other interest is in Commander George Hales who was brought ashore dead at Norfolk Island, is he American or English, where had he been or come from, where and when did he join the ship. His headstone is the oldest extant example of Freemasonry in Australia, from the book "Freemasonry in Australia" George Hales had been declared a Free-Mason on 24 December 1789 in the Dundee Arms Lodge No. 9, which met in Wapping, London Sorry if anyone has found double postings, I have tried other lists to no Avail, Any help with this would be most appreciated TIA cheers Liz Norfolk Island