Logbook of the U.S.S. Potomac 1831-1832

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Logbook of the U.S.S. Potomac 1831-1832

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Logbook kept by Levi Lincoln, Jr., midshipman in the U. S. Navy, during a cruise of the U. S. Frigate Potomac, commanded by Captain John Downes, from Sandy Hook to Sumatra, August 26, 1831 to February 17, 1832. Includes two maps

.08 linear foot (1 volume)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6311683

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Lincoln, Levi, 1810-1845.

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Potomac (Frigate)

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U.S. frigate launched 1822; from 1832-1834 spent time in the Pacific on a voyage to Sumatra to punish pirates for their capture of a merchant ship from Salem, Mass., and the massacre of its crew; afterwards cruised to Brazil and other South American countries; decommissioned in 1877. From the description of Ship's log collection, 1832-1834. (Lynn Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70945395 ...

United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Downes, John, 1784-1854

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Downes served aboard the Essex. He was under Decatur in the Algerian War. He commanded the Macedonia in the Pacific and the Java in the Mediterranean. From the description of Letter, March 31, 1848. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 46357727 Downes served aboard the Essex. He was under Decatur in the Algerian War. He commanded the Macedonian in the Pacific and the Java in the Mediterranean. From the description of Letter, [n.d.] (Naval War College). WorldC...