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H.M.S. Ariadne and H.M.S Astrea logbooks
- Title
- H.M.S. Ariadne and H.M.S Astrea logbooks, 1780-1782.
- Author
- Woodforde, William.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 123 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Description
- .08 linear foot (1 volume)
- Summary
- William Woodforde kept these logbooks (2 vols.) of the H.M.S. Ariadne and H.M.S. Astrea. Entries for the Ariadne date September 16, 1780 through February 10, 1781, when the ship sailed from the Isle of May (Scotland) in a convoy, by way of Yarmouth and Newport (England) to the Carolinas. Entries for the Astrea date from May 8-December 31, 1782, when the ship was part of a convoy sailing between Cape Henry, Quebec and New York City, apparently patrolling the coastline. Woodforde mentions several skirmishes with American and foreign vessels.
- Subjects
- North Carolina
- Yarmouth (England)
- May, Isle of (Scotland)
- South Carolina
- Newport (Isle of Wight, England)
- Ships' logs
- Great Britain > Royal Navy > History > 18th century
- United States > Foreign relations > Great Britain > 18th century
- Logbooks
- New York (N.Y.)
- Great Britain > Foreign relations > United States > 18th century
- Québec (Province)
- Cape Henry (Virginia Beach, Va.)
- Genre/Form
- Ships' logs.
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Call Number
- MssCol 123
- OCLC
- 755092202
- Author
- Woodforde, William.
- Title
- H.M.S. Ariadne and H.M.S Astrea logbooks, 1780-1782.
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Added Author
- Ariadne (Ship)Astrea (Ship)
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 123