Diary, 1884 May 1--August 27.

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Diary, 1884 May 1--August 27.

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Holograph diary of a seaman on the USS Thetis who took part in the rescue of A.W. Greely and the other members of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. Laid in is a sheet with a fragment of a flag attached. The sheet is signed by David Brainard, a member of the lady Franklin Bay Expedition, attesting that this was part of the flag was flown when he made his attempt for the North Pole.

1 v. ; 33 cm.

Dartmouth College Library

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Lady Franklin Bay Expedition (1881-1884)

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Johnson, P. Ward

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Thetis (Ship)

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Bark, built at Chittagong 1794. Voyages: (1) From Madras 1801. Capt John Power. Madras 17 Mar 1801 - 17 Jul Cape - 19 Aug St Helena - 1 Nov Downs. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000093.0x0003b9 The Thetis, originally a Dundee whaler, was built in 1881 with a displacement of 1,250 tons. The ship was owned by the A. Stephen & Sons company when it made the voyage described in this logbook. It was later...

Greely, Adolphus Washington, 1844-1935

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Adolphus Washington Greely (b. March 27, 1844, Newburyport, Massachusetts-d. October 20, 1935, Washington, D.C.) served throughout the American Civil War and remained in the army at the war's close. In 1881 he was appointed to lead the United States International Polar Year Expedition, 1881-1884 to Ellesmere Island. He retired from the Army in 1908 and died in Washington in 1935. ...

Brainard, David L. (David Legge), 1856-1946

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David Legge Brainard was born in Norway, New York, on December 21, 1856. Serving as a private in Troop L, First Cavalry, U.S. Army, Brainard was stationed at Fort Ellis, Montana Territory. Brainard was wounded at Muddy Creek, Montana, on May 5, 1877, by Sioux Indians. He also was with General Sherman in Yellowstone Park during the pursuit of Chief Joseph and his band of Nez Perce' Indians in August 1877. Charles A. Rasmusson was born in Demark, Jan. 17, 1876, and was bro...