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- Creator
- Creighton, J. N. (James Norman), 1786-1838
- Call number
- MssCol 689
- Physical description
- .21 linear feet (1 volume)
- Preferred Citation
- James Creighton letterbook, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Letterbook of James Creighton, Captain in the British Navy, dated August 23, 1813 through August 25, 1819. Contains copies of official and personal letters sent and received, relating to routine matters; impressments; landing of arms and ammunition in France in July 1815; and other topics. Sent letters were dated at Quebec, Spithead, Havre, London, Halifax, and other locations. For the greater part of the time he kept this letterbook, Creighton commanded the ships H.M.S. Aeolus and H.M.S. Ringdove, respectively
Key terms
Names
Subjects
- Impressment -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Campaigns -- France
- Navies -- Officers -- Correspondence
Places
- Halifax (N.S.) -- History, Naval -- 19th century
- Le Havre (France) -- History, Naval -- 19th century
- London (England) -- History, Naval -- 19th century
- Québec (Québec) -- History, Naval -- 19th century
- Spithead Channel (England) -- History, Naval -- 19th century
Material types
Using 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