Centaur and Tiber logbooks 1813-1817

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Centaur and Tiber logbooks 1813-1817

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Frederick Chevallier Syer, volunteer of the 1st class in the British Navy, kept these logbooks on board the "Centaur," a 74-gun ship captained by John Chambers White, and the "Tiber," a 38-gun frigate captained by James Richard Dacres. Entries for the Centaur date April 6, 1813-August 27, 1814 and those for the Tiber date August 2, 1814-March 31, 1817

.17 linear foot (2 volumes)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6313855

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Dacres, James Richard, 1788-1853

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Epithet: Vice-Admiral British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001294.0x0002de Epithet: Captain British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001294.0x0002dc Epithet: Captain; RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001294.0x0002dd ...

White, John Chambers

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Tiber (Ship)

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Centaur (Ship)

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Syer, Frederick Chevallier

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Great Britain. Royal Navy

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Richard Howe, Earl Howe, was born in London, England, on March 19, 1726, the son of Emanuel Scrope Howe (1699-1735) and Mary Sophia Charlotte von Kielmansegg (1703-1782). Around 1735, he joined the crew of the merchant ship Thames, and in July 1739 he joined the 40-gun Royal Navy ship Pearl . Howe then served on several ships in the Caribbean and off the South American coast. After being promoted to lieutenant in 1744 and post captain in 1746, he continued his military service in th...