H.M.S. Ariadne and H.M.S Astrea logbooks

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{"value"=>"MssCol 123", "type"=>"local_call"}

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unittitle

{"value"=>"H.M.S. Ariadne and H.M.S Astrea logbooks"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1780-1782", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1780/1782"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".08 linear foot (1 volume)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

abstract

{"value"=>"William Woodforde kept these logbooks (2 vols.) of the H.M.S. Ariadne and H.M.S. Astrea. Entries for the Ariadne date September 16, 1780 through February 10, 1781, when the ship sailed from the Isle of May (Scotland) in a convoy, by way of Yarmouth and Newport (England) to the Carolinas. Entries for the Astrea date from May 8-December 31, 1782, when the ship was part of a convoy sailing between Cape Henry, Quebec and New York City, apparently patrolling the coastline. Woodforde mentions several skirmishes with American and foreign vessels"}

date_inclusive_start

1780

date_inclusive_end

1782

origination

{"value"=>"Woodforde, William", "type"=>"persname"}

keydate

1780

prefercite

{"value"=>"H.M.S. Ariadne and H.M.S Astrea logbooks, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

extent_statement

.08 linear feet (1 volume)

date_start

1780

date_end

1782

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