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Simeon A. Stearns papers
- Title
- Simeon A. Stearns papers, 1834-1842.
- Author
- Stearns, Simeon A. (Simeon Albert), 1815-
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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. | volume 1 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 2866 volume 1 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | folder 1 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 2866 folder 1 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Additional Authors
- Stearns, Daniel B. (Daniel Bailey), 1818-
- Description
- .2 linear foot (1 volume, 1 folder)
- Summary
- Simeon A. Stearns (b. 1815) was a U.S. Marine quartermaster sergeant on board the U.S.S. Vincennes, the flagship of the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) which circumnavigated the world under the command of Lieutenant Charles Wilkes of the U.S. Navy. The Simeon A. Stearns papers consists of one volume containing his journal of the Expedition, 1839-1841, with related writings, 1838-1840. Also present are three letters, one to Simeon A. Stearns dated 1842, and two to his brother Daniel B. Stearns, dated 1834 and 1837. The journal covers voyages in the Pacific Ocean from Polynesia to Sydney, Australia and Antarctica, and then to Tonga and the Fiji Islands via Sydney and New Zealand, 1839-1840. Entries for 1841 concern a land expedition from Fort Nisqually on Puget Sound in Oregon.
- Subjects
- Stearns, Simeon A (Simeon Albert), 1815-
- Oceania > Discovery and exploration
- Voyages around the world
- Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island) > Description and travel
- Explorers
- South Pacific Ocean > Discovery and exploration
- Seamen
- Vincennes (Sloop of war)
- United States > History, Naval
- Scientific expeditions > United States
- Seafaring life
- Diaries
- Marines
- United States > Marine Corps > Non-commissioned officers
- Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877
- United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)
- Fiji > Description and travel
- Antarctica > Discovery and exploration
- United States > Navy > Officers
- Oregon > Discovery and exploration
- Genre/Form
- Diaries.
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Source (note)
- Purchased from Collectors' Antiques, 1964
- Call Number
- MssCol 2866
- OCLC
- 897512379
- Author
- Stearns, Simeon A. (Simeon Albert), 1815-
- Title
- Simeon A. Stearns papers, 1834-1842.
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Source
- Purchased from Collectors' Antiques, 1964
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Explorers.Marines.Seamen.
- Added Author
- Stearns, Daniel B. (Daniel Bailey), 1818- recipient.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 2866