- Creator
- Stanfell, Francis
- Call number
- MssCol 2859
- Physical description
- .15 linear feet (1 v.)
- Preferred Citation
- Francis Stanfell papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
- Portions of this collection have been digitized and are available online.
Francis Stanfell was a British naval officer. Collection consists of letter book Stanfell kept on board the ships Bacchante, Cossack, Druid, and Phaeton containing correspondence with the British Admiralty Office and others, written from various places in Europe, Africa and North America. Includes information on the attack on the Maine coast during the War of 1812; the treaty with the King of Madagascar, 1817; and order book, 1812-1819.
Digital Assets
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Purchase, Fletcher, J.K, 1938Using the collection
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