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Log of the frigate ESSEX : Diaries, Journals and Logbooks 1809-1811.
Life at Sea : Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-1900 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baury, Frederic, author.
- Series:
- Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-2748
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Navies.
- Sailors.
- Logbooks.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2022.
- Summary:
- Log of the United States naval frigate ESSEX kept in narrative format by sailor Frederic Baury from 1809-1811 while cruising from Norfolk, Virginia to Plymouth, England with stops made at Charleston, South Carolina and the Tybee Islands, Georgia. harbour logs kept at Norfolk and Annapolis. Entries record sailing conditions and course, winds, weather, and life aboard the ship. The frigate was commanded by John Smith.
- Notes:
- Massachusetts Historical Society: Baury Family Papers.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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