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Lady Penrhyn logbook
- Title
- Lady Penrhyn logbook, 1789-1791.
- Author
- Lady Penrhyn (Ship)
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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 | Request in advance | MssCol 1415 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Description
- .21 linear foot (1 volume)
- Summary
- The author of this logbook and diary is unknown; it was possibly kept by either Daniel Osborne or Holbrook Gaskell. It describes a journey from Kilkenny, Scotland to Liverpool, England, thence on board the Lady Penrhyn to Philadelphia via Madeira, thence a return to Liverpool. Entries give the costs of travel, lists of supplies for the voyage, descriptions of weather conditions and places visited, lists of imports and exports of Philadelphia and Liverpool from 1785-1792, taxes of France and England, and other matters.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Diaries.
- Ships' logs.
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Call Number
- MssCol 1415
- OCLC
- 751996410
- Author
- Lady Penrhyn (Ship)
- Title
- Lady Penrhyn logbook, 1789-1791.
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Added Author
- Gaskell, Holbrook.Osborne, Daniel.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 1415