Jared L. Elliott papers, 1838-1842.

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Jared L. Elliott papers, 1838-1842.

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Journals (volume 1, 1838 August 2-1840 October 31; volume 2, 1840 November 1-1842 May 6) kept aboard the U.S.S. Vincennes during the U.S. Exploring Expedition led by Charles Wilkes, describing the areas visited (South America, Australia, New Zealand, Samoan Islands, Hawaii, and other Pacific islands), with notes on missionary activity and on the religious, educational, and cultural history of places visited. Includes descriptions of Elliott's travels through Mexico and various parts of the U.S., including the Pacific Northwest and the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys.

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Vincennes (Sloop of war)

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Elliott, Jared L. (Jared Leigh), 1807-1881

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Naval chaplain and Presbyterian minister. From the description of Jared L. Elliott papers, 1838-1842. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71061475 Jared Leigh Elliott, a graduate of Princeton University, was Chaplain on the Vincennes during the United States Exploring Expedition, commanded by Charles Wilkes. From the description of Journal extracts [manuscript]. 1839-1840. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225709658 ...

Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877

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Wilkes was a career U.S. naval officer who, as captain of the San Jacinto, provoked the Trent Affair in 1861. From the description of Letter, November 1861. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 61770003 Charles Wilkes, American naval officer and explorer, was born on April 3, 1798 in New York, NY. He surveyed Narragansett Bay in 1832-1833, which led to his appointment to a depot of charts and instruments, which later became the Naval Observatory. In 18...

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 ...