William Leverreth Hudson logs, 1838-1842 [microfilm manuscript].

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William Leverreth Hudson logs, 1838-1842 [microfilm manuscript].

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Journals kept by Hudson, commander of the "Peacock" and second in command of the South Sea Surveying and Exploring Expedition, recording nautical information and shore activities along the west coast of North America, on Pacific islands, and in Singapore.

2 v. (on 2 microfilm reels).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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United States exploring expedition (1838-1842)

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The United States Exploring Expedition under the command of Charles Wilkes left U.S.A. Aug. 1838, returning July 1842. The ships in the expedition were the Flying Fish, Oregon, Peacock, Porpoise, Relief, Seagull and Vincennes. The expedition visited the Antarctic, Sydney Harbour, Bay of Islands, N.Z., various islands in the Pacific and areas on the coast of South America and U.S.A. From the description of Records [microform]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225845806 ...

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William Leverreth Hudson was born in Brooklyn, New York, on May 11, 1794. He joined the United States Navy in 1815, and served onboard the Alert and Ontario in the Mediterranean Sea until 1817. He was later stationed off the coasts of Africa and South America, and at the New York Navy Yard. In 1838, Hudson commanded the Peacock as part of the Charles Wilkes Exploring Expedition, and in 1842, he received a promotion to commander. From 1849 to 1852, he commanded the Vincennes on voyages around the...