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Diary kept on board the H.M.S. Pactolus
- Title
- Diary kept on board the H.M.S. Pactolus, 1812-1820.
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| Status | Container | 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. | Great Britain - Navy - Diary 1812-1820 H.M.S. "Pactolus" | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 2324 Great Britain - Navy - Diary 1812-1820 H.M.S. "Pactolus" | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Description
- .21 linear foot (1 volume)
- Summary
- DIary kept by an unidentified British naval officer aboard the H.M.S. Pactolus. Covers period of active duty (1814) in Bay of Biscay and off northern shore of France; cruise (1814) from Bordeaux to Bermuda; active duty (1814-1815) off the coast of New England, New York, and New Jersey, with re-provisioning cruise to Bermuda, mentioning capture of American ships Lady Washington, Madagascar, Armistice, and Postboy; return cruise (1815) to England. Includes journal of continental journeys written in French and German (1816 and 1818) and four entries (1820) for letters received and written. At back of volume: chart (1812, 1813) of navigational observations at Deal, England and "General Instructions for making the Bermuda Islands."
- Subjects
- Nautical charts
- France > History > 19th century
- United States > History > War of 1812
- Navies > Officers > Diaries
- Bermuda Islands > History > 19th century
- Great Britain > Royal Navy > History > 19th century
- Europe > Description and travel > 19th century
- Lady Washington (Schooner : lost 1813)
- Postboy (Ship)
- Deal (England)
- Pactolus (Frigate)
- Armistice (Ship)
- Madagascar (Ship)
- Great Britain > Foreign relations > 19th century
- Genre/Form
- Nautical charts.
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Call Number
- MssCol 2324
- OCLC
- 775341607
- Title
- Diary kept on board the H.M.S. Pactolus, 1812-1820.
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 2324