David S. Edwards papers

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol 963", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"963", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"David S. Edwards papers"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1818-1865", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1818/1865"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".2 linear foot (1 box)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

physloc

{"value"=>"*ZL-493 [Microforms]", "type"=>"local_call", "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1818

date_inclusive_end

1865

origination

{"value"=>"Edwards, David S., d. 1874", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>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.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>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.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"MSS 88M74"}

{"date"=>"1988", "source"=>"R.M. Weatherford, Inc", "method"=>"Purchase", "value"=>"Purchase, R.M. Weatherford, Inc, 1988"}

altformavail

{"value"=>"<p>Entire collection available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-493</p>"}

keydate

1818

prefercite

{"value"=>"David S. Edwards papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"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. 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.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

.2 linear feet (1 box)

date_start

1818

date_end

1865

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