Abstract of a cruise in the frigate United States under the command of Commandore Thos ap Catesby Jones [and] James Armstrong esq. Captain in the South Pacific : Comprising latitude and longitude, ports called at, ships spoken and deaths during the cruise : manuscript, 1842-1844.
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