Remarks &c. H.M.S. Racoon : ms., 1812-1815.

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Remarks &c. H.M.S. Racoon : ms., 1812-1815.

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The journal describes the voyage via Madeira and Rio de Janeiro, with sidelights on the naval war between the U.S. and Great Britain; and the further voyage from Rio, July, 1813, in company with the store ship Isaac Todd, to take possession of Astoria. After nearly two months in the estuary of the Columbia, the Racoon sailed to San Francisco, thence to Hawaii, Tahiti, Callao and Lima, Valparaiso, and Riode Janeiro. The journalis illustrated with 11 sketches in water-color and pencil, mostly island landscapes as deen from shipboard, but including views of "San Francisco" and Monterey. Includes typed transcript (made at the Bancroft Library).

198 p. ; 20 cm.ms. : 1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 720:4) and positive.

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Racoon (Ship)

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Isaac Todd (store ship)

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Phillips, Francis

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Phillips, a clerk aboard the Racoon, sailed from Spithead November 9, 1812, and returned to Plymouth, England, May 21, 1815. From the description of Remarks &c. H.M.S. Racoon : ms., 1812-1815. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 26113006 ...