An attempt to explain the changes of the winds experienced by the Cunard steamship Siden [...] 1867-1877

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An attempt to explain the changes of the winds experienced by the Cunard steamship Siden [...] 1867-1877

An attempt to explain the changed of the winds experienced by the Cunard steamship Siden from Liverpool to New York, January 1867. Also the Liverpool and Valencia gales August 21-23, 1868...concluding with examples from practical experience off Cape of Good Hope, June 1877 and in the North Atlantic, September-October 1877 [by Thomas Watson]. A letter from Watson to Daniel Draper, with a meteorology register, New York to Liverpool, November-December 1877, is inserted

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The New York Militia account book is comprised of financial records for a volunteer militia based in New York City. The book spans the years 1802 to 1814, though, since it contains legacy records from an "Old Account Book," the militia was likely established earlier than 1802. In the early 19th century, each state maintained compulsory and voluntary militias to protect against foreign attack and to uphold domestic order. The volunteer militias were often called "uniformed militias" ...

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