Research Catalog
David S. Edwards papers
- Title
- David S. Edwards papers, 1818-1865.
- Author
- Edwards, David S., -1874.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Permit needed | *ZL-493 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Boyer, Jean Pierre, 1776-1850.
- Description
- .2 linear foot (1 box).
- Subjects
- Edwards, David S., -1874
- Surgeons
- Gibraltar > Description and travel
- United States > History > 1817-1825
- Charleston (S.C.) > History > 1775-1865
- Sailors
- Colombia > Description and travel
- Good Hope, Cape of (South Africa : Cape)
- Italy > Antiquities
- Voyages and travels
- Italy > Description and travel
- Haiti > Description and travel
- Algeria > Description and travel
- Haiti > History > 1804-1844
- Colombia > History > War of Independence, 1810-1822
- Bullfights > Spain
- Pirates > Caribbean Area
- Diaries
- United States > Navy > History
- Spain > Description and travel
- United States > Navy > Surgeons
- Morocco > Description and travel
- Western Mediterranean > Description and travel
- Caribbean Area > Description and travel
- Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Genre/Form
- Diaries.
- Access (note)
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
- Microfilm must be used in lieu of originals.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Entire collection available on microfilm;
- Source (note)
- R.M. Weatherford, Inc.
- Biography (note)
- David S. Edwards (d. 1874) was a surgeon in the U.S. Navy and served on various warships. In 1857 he was appointed Surgeon of the Fleet for the Pacific Squadron.
- Processing Action (note)
- Cataloged
- Call Number
- MssCol 963
- Author
- Edwards, David S., -1874.
- Title
- David S. Edwards papers, 1818-1865.
- Additional Formats
- Entire collection available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-493
- Access
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssrefMicrofilm must be used in lieu of originals.
- Summary
- Collection consists of journal, orders and other papers related to Edwards's naval career. Journal, 1818-1824, describes his voyages to the Cape of Good Hope, the Caribbean and the western Mediterranean. Described are ports of call and places visited including Algeria, Charleston (S.C.), Colombia, Gibraltar, Haiti, Italy, Morocco, and Tunisia. He writes about skirmishes with pirates, local customs, political matters, and social conditions. Collection also contains collateral naval papers, 1823-1865.
- Biography
- David S. Edwards (d. 1874) was a surgeon in the U.S. Navy and served on various warships. In 1857 he was appointed Surgeon of the Fleet for the Pacific Squadron.
- Finding Aids
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Sailors.Surgeons.
- Added Author
- Boyer, Jean Pierre, 1776-1850.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 963*ZL-493 [Microforms]