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Journal of an unknown Scottish seaman pressed into the Royal Navy : Diaries, Journals and Logbooks 1 Mar 1805 - 9 Jun 1814.
Life at Sea : Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-1900 Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-2130
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Navies.
- Sailors.
- Cádiz (Spain).
- Logbooks.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2022.
- Summary:
- Journal of an unknown Scottish seaman pressed into the navy, kept between March 1805 and 9th June 1814. He was captured off Cape Finisterre on board the DOVE cutter in August 1805 with despatches for Nelson's fleet, and spent most of the next nine years in prison ashore at Amiens, Auxerre and Besancon.
- Notes:
- AMDigital Reference:JOD/224/1.
- National Maritime Museum, UK: Journals And Diaries (JOD).
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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