Naval Log Book, 1850-1852.

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Naval Log Book, 1850-1852.

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Log book of various ships contains daily entries concerning weather and activities aboard ship.. Includes narrative account (with casualties) of the Lagos Expedition in November and December 1851 during which the author played an active part on H.M.S. WATERWITCH in an attempt to dethrone King Cocioco (who had refused to sign a treaty promising to suppress slave traffic and had forbidden access to British men-of-war) and to place his brother Akkati on the throne. Other sections include partial logs of H.M.S. IMAUM (Port Royal, Jamaica), H.M.S. FISGARD (Woolwich), and H.M. Steam Frigate SAMPSON (Lagos and Sierra Leone). Includes manuscript map of the entrance to Lagos Harbor.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7379961

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Waterwitch (Ship)

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Whitshed, J. H.

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Midshipman on various British ships, mostly in West Africa. From the description of Naval Log Book, 1850-1852. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36437701 ...

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...

Sampson (Steam frigate)

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Imaum (Ship)

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