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- Creator
- Harnage, George
- Call number
- MssCol 1322
- Physical description
- .84 linear feet (2 boxes)
- Preferred Citation
- H.M.S. Penelope, H.M.S. Defiance, H.M.S. Hamadryad, H.M.S. Boyne, H.M.S. Salisbury, and H.M.S. Raleigh logbooks, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
These journals (8 vols.) were kept by Commander George Harnage (alternately called George Blackman) while serving in the British Navy from 1807-1822, advancing through the ranks from midshipman to commander and covering service on board the following ships: H.M. Frigate Penelope (1807-1811) during travels along the coasts of Spain and America, and the West Indies; the H.M.S. Defiance (1811-1813) during travels to the Netherlands; H.M. Frigate Hamadryad (1814-1815) during voyages off the coasts of America and Newfoundland; H.M.S. Boyne (1815-1816) during voyages in the Mediterranean region; H.M.S. Salisbury (1818-1820) during voyages in the West Indies; and H.M. Brig Raleigh (1820-1822) during voyages to Jamaica and the West Indies
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Names
- Harnage, George
- Blackman, George
- Boyne (Ship)
- Defiance (Ship)
- Great Britain. Royal Navy
- Hamadryad (Ship)
- Penelope (Ship : 1788)
- Raleigh (Ship)
- Salisbury (Ship)
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Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328