The Captain’s Best Mate. The Journal of Mary Chipman Lawrence on the Whaler Addison 1856-1860. Lawrence, Mary Chipman. Providence, RI: Brown University Press, 1966. 1856-60 US Whaling Expedition (Captain Lawrence aboard Addison). Antarctic Reading: ExpeditionsMaritime ReadingWhalemen's Reading Preview Not strictly polar; the Addison rounded Cape Horn in 1856 and returned in May 1860. Read more