Sinclair, George T.

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George T Sinclair served on the United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 (Senior commander Charles Wilkes). He was in temporary charge of the schooner Flying Fish in 1841 serving also onboard the store ship Relief and the brig Porpoise . With a fleet of six vessels, the expedition was commissioned on a world voyage of hydrography and exploration that included forays into the Southern Ocean. The expedition was the first to delineate a substantial length of Antarctic coastline, enough to establish that immediately behind lay a landmass of continental size.

As a native of the southern state of Virginia he served with the Confederacy during the American Civil War.

From the guide to the George Sinclair collection, 1838-1842, (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge)

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referencedIn J. M. Mason Papers, 1838-1870, (bulk 1862-1865) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn George Sinclair collection, 1838-1842 Scott Polar Research Institute
referencedIn Mikell, Jane, 1840-1910. Jane Mikell papers, 1873-1882. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 Scott Polar Research Institute
creatorOf George Sinclair collection, 1838-1842 Scott Polar Research Institute
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associatedWith Flying Fish (Schooner) corporateBody
correspondedWith Mason, J. M. (James Murray), 1798-1871. person
correspondedWith Mikell, Jane, 1840-1910. person
associatedWith Porpoise (Brig) corporateBody
associatedWith Relief (Store ship) corporateBody
associatedWith Sinclair George T person
associatedWith United States Exploring Expedition Antarctic regions 1838-1842 corporateBody
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