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| Creator: | Iris (Frigate) |
| Title: | Iris Ship's log |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1779-1780 |
| Quantity: | 1 item (SC) |
| Abstract: | The Iris was originally the Continental frigate Hancock before it was captured and renamed by the British in 1777. Log consists of two sections in a slipcase, "Harbour transactions on board His Majesty's Ship Iris, James Hawker, esq., Commander. Edwd. Gould; Aug.[u]st 18th, 1779"; and: "A journal of a voyage from Plymouth to New York." |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu |
The Iris was originally the Continental frigate Hancock before it was captured and renamed by the British in 1777.
The Iris Ship's Log consists of two sections in a slipcase, "Harbour transactions on board His Majesty's Ship Iris, James Hawker, esq., Commander. Edwd. Gould; Aug.[u]st 18th, 1779"; and: "A journal of a voyage from Plymouth to New York."
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Special Collections Research Center has several other 18th and 19th century ship's logs. Please search SUMMIT, our main catalog , for "ship's logs" for a complete listing.
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Iris (Frigate) Ship's log
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Lyman J. Spire.
Created by: SEH
Date: Jan 1994
Revision history: 27 Dec 2007 - converted to EAD (MRC);
5 Nov 2008 - added related material
| Ship's log | |||||||||||
| SC 124 | "Harbour transactions on board His Majesty's Ship Iris, James Hawker, esq., Commander. Edwd. Gould; Aug.[u]st 18th, 1779" Aug. 18, 1779 - Nov 18, 1779 - title leaf and leaves [1]-[6] | ||||||||||
| SC 124 | "A journal of a voyage from Plymouth to New York." Nov. 19, 1779 - Aug. 1, 1780 - leaves [7]-[26] | ||||||||||
