Sir Herbert Sawyer letterbooks and order book

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{"value"=>"Sir Herbert Sawyer letterbooks and order book"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1810-1815", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1810/1815"}

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abstract

{"value"=>"Sir Herbert Sawyer was a Vice-Admiral in the British Navy. His letter books (4 vols.) and order book (1 vol.) contain copies of official correspondence with the Admiralty and others relating to routine matters, convoys, impressed American seamen, privateers, exchanges of prisoners, the U.S. grain trade with Spain, and other matters. The letters and orders from Sawyer are dated mostly at Bermuda, Halifax, and Cork"}

date_inclusive_start

1810

date_inclusive_end

1815

origination

{"value"=>"Sawyer, Herbert, Sir, 1783-1833", "type"=>"persname"}

altformavail

{"value"=>"<p>Available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-204</p>"}

keydate

1810

prefercite

{"value"=>"Sir Herbert Sawyer letterbooks and order book, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

extent_statement

.77 linear feet (5 volumes)

date_start

1810

date_end

1815

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