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Bassett, W. W. (Wesley W.), d. 1894. W.W. Bassett papers, 1838-1840.

Title: W.W. Bassett papers, 1838-1840.

Logbook kept by Bassett relating to cruises on the sloop of war Erie, the U.S.S. Ontario, the U.S.F. Constitution, and the ship Bainbridge.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Ontario (Sloop of war). Ontario (Sloop of war) logbook, 1816-1817.

Title: Ontario (Sloop of war) logbook, 1816-1817.

The logbook or naval cruising journal of the sloop of war Ontario details a patrol in the Mediterranean, with numerous stops at the shipping ports of Mahon, Barcelona, Cadiz and Malaga, Spain; Tripoli; the Gulf of Tunis; the Bay of Gibraltar; the Bay of Naples; and Palermo, returning to New York via Hampton Roads, Va., and Annapolis, from July 1816 to April 1817. The commander was John Downes; the logbook keeper was Jesse Smith. The logbook includes details of accidents to sailors on board, including their wounds and injuries; a burial at sea; several deaths, including a suicide; the naval desertion of sailors; one instance of the stranding of a ship (running aground); pilots and pilotage; and the rescue work to retrieve a sailor who fell overboard. The logbook illustration is a diagram of the order of the squadron.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52207099 View

Robinson, Jeremy, 1787-1834. Jeremy Robinson papers, 1806-1832.

Title: Jeremy Robinson papers, 1806-1832.

Correspondence, letterbook, diaries, journals, notebooks, and ships' records and papers concerning Robinson and the U.S. Navy, and his role in the struggle for independence in South America, particularly in Chile and Peru. Includes correspondence regarding his proposed history of Chile; supplying specimens for the Lyceum of Natural History, New York, N.Y.; and efforts to obtain government positions. Also includes ships' records relating to the Beaver (Flat-bottomed ship), USS Franklin (Ship of the line), and USS Ontario (Sloop of war). Correspondents include John Quincy Adams, Richard Alsop, James Biddle, Asbury Dickins, David Findlay, Henry Hall, Michael Hogan, Richard M. Johnson, Samuel L. Mitchill, Bernardo O'Higgins, John Bartow Prevost, Nathan Robinson, Richard Rush, William Thornton, Egbert Van Buren, and John Varnum.

ArchivalResource: 1,400 items.10 containers.4 microfilm reels.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/83145920 View

Letters sent to Watson G. Haynes on the initiative to change regulations in the United States Navy, 1846-1852.

Title: Letters sent to Watson G. Haynes on the initiative to change regulations inthe United States Navy, 1846-1852.

Letters sent to Watson B. Haynes in response to his initiative to change the regulations of the United States Navy concerning flogging and alcohol rations.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes (.5 linear ft.)

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Aulick, John H., d. 1873. John H. Aulick USS Ontario Ship's Log Extracts [manuscript], 1818 July 1-1818 Oct. 23.

Title: John H. Aulick USS Ontario Ship's Log Extracts [manuscript], 1818 July 1-1818 Oct. 23.

Handwritten extracts of a journal on board the United States Ship Ontario on a cruise to the Northwest Coast by Lieutenant John H. Aulick of the United States Navy.

ArchivalResource: 0.1 cubic feet (1 folder and 1 microfilm reel)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/660826232 View