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J. T. McLaughlin diary and U.S.S. Erie and U.S.S. Boston logbooks
- Title
- J. T. McLaughlin diary and U.S.S. Erie and U.S.S. Boston logbooks, 1828-1832.
- Author
- McLaughlin, J. T.
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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 1946 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Description
- .21 linear foot (1 volume)
- Summary
- J. T. McLaughlin, a midshipman in the United States Navy, kept this diary and logbook of the U.S.S. Erie and U.S.S. Boston. Log entries for the U.S.S. Erie date from September 1-October 3, 1828, during a voyage from New York to the West Indies, and from November 12, 1828-February 28, 1829. Log entries for the U.S.S. Boston date from June 30, 1830-January 9, 1831, during a voyage from New York to Mediterranean ports. McLaughlin's diary entries date from December 31, 1831 through January 9, 1832 and were made while he was kept at Port Mahon, recovering from dueling wounds. Entries include notes on rigging the ships, as well as transcriptions of poetry.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Diaries.
- Ships' logs.
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Call Number
- MssCol 1946
- OCLC
- 755090856
- Author
- McLaughlin, J. T.
- Title
- J. T. McLaughlin diary and U.S.S. Erie and U.S.S. Boston logbooks, 1828-1832.
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Added Author
- Boston (Sloop of war)Erie (Sloop of war)
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 1946