J. T. McLaughlin diary and U.S.S. Erie and U.S.S. Boston logbooks

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{"value"=>"J. T. McLaughlin diary and U.S.S. Erie and U.S.S. Boston logbooks"}

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{"value"=>"1828-1832", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1828/1832"}

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abstract

{"value"=>"J. T. McLaughlin, a midshipman in the United States Navy, kept this diary and logbook of the U.S.S. Erie and U.S.S. Boston. Log entries for the U.S.S. Erie date from September 1-October 3, 1828, during a voyage from New York to the West Indies, and from November 12, 1828-February 28, 1829. Log entries for the U.S.S. Boston date from June 30, 1830-January 9, 1831, during a voyage from New York to Mediterranean ports. McLaughlin's diary entries date from December 31, 1831 through January 9, 1832 and were made while he was kept at Port Mahon, recovering from dueling wounds. Entries include notes on rigging the ships, as well as transcriptions of poetry"}

date_inclusive_start

1828

date_inclusive_end

1832

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{"value"=>"McLaughlin, J. T", "type"=>"persname"}

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1828

prefercite

{"value"=>"J. T. McLaughlin diary and U.S.S. Erie and U.S.S. Boston logbooks, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

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.21 linear feet (1 volume)

date_start

1828

date_end

1832

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