Reynold T. Hall journal, 1881.

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Reynold T. Hall journal, 1881.

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Journal kept by Hall while serving as assistant engineering officer of the USS Alliance (Screw gunboat) on an expedition to Iceland, Norway, Spitsbergen Island, and the Arctic region in search of the missing USS Jeannette (Steamer). Entries describe engine room functions, social activities, culture and economy of the various ports of call, and hunting for deer, walrus, and whales. Other topics include receiving news of President James A. Garfield's assassination, the discovery of human skeletal remains on Spitsbergen Island, and a wedding in Reykjavík, Iceland. Also includes newspaper accounts of the voyage, charts of the course, and a list of the voyages of the Alliance in 1880.

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Hall, Reynold T. (Reynold Thomas), 1858-

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Naval officer. From the description of Reynold T. Hall journal, 1881. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984379 ...

Jeannette (Ship)

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USS Jeannette was a naval exploration vessel which, under the command of George W. De Long, undertook an ill-fated 1879–1881 voyage to the Arctic. After being trapped in the ice and drifting for almost two years, the ship and its crew of 33 were released from the ice, then trapped again, crushed and sunk some 300 nautical miles (560 km; 350 mi) north of the Siberian coast. The entire crew survived the sinking, but 11 died while sailing towards land in a small cutter. The other 22 reached Siberia...

Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881

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James Garfield, twentieth President of the United States, was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in 1831. After embarking on an academic career, he joined the Ohio volunteer infantry regiment, and in 1863 was appointed Major General in the same regiment. He served as a member of the U. S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1880, when he was elected President. His inauguration took place on March 4, 1881, but his term of office was unfortunately brought to an abrupt end with his assassination by C...

Alliance (Screw gunboat)

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U. S. naval vessel commissioned in 1877 that served in the Mediterranean, the Gulf of Mexico, the Arctic, the West Indies, and Asia before being decommissioned in 1911. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts (Large), ca. 1881, n.d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155863681 ...