A journal of the proceedings of the Hon.ble Samuel Barrington, Rear Admiral of the Red and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's ships and vessels emply'd or to be employ'd at Barbados and the Leeward Islands and in the seas adjacent, 1778-1779.

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14716189

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Title
A journal of the proceedings of the Hon.ble Samuel Barrington, Rear Admiral of the Red and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's ships and vessels emply'd or to be employ'd at Barbados and the Leeward Islands and in the seas adjacent, 1778-1779.
Creator
Barrington, Samuel, 1729-1800
Contributor
Estaing, Charles Henri,--comte d',--1729-1794
Great Britain.--Royal Navy--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Published / Created
1778-1779
Abstract

Holograph journal detailing the daily activities of Samuel Barrington during his service as naval commander-in-chief in the British West Indies. It records his movements; ship's log entries; shipboard conditions, and the execution of his secret orders to capture and to hold St. Lucia against the Toulon fleet commanded by the Comte d'Estaing. The journal concludes with his "Remarks and Observations Relating to the Command at the Leeward Islands Between January 1778 and July 1779."

Laid in: "Contents of the Upper Drawer," a 2 page inventory of documents.

Description
Binding: contemporary paneled reversed calf.
For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
Extent
1 v. (230 p., with blanks) ;
39 x 25 cm.
Extent of Digitization
This object has been partially digitized.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
Osborn fc147

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
text
Genre
Diaries
Logbooks
Subject (Geographic)
Saint Lucia--History
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Foreign participation, French
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, British
West Indies--History--1775-1783
Subject (Name)
Estaing, Charles Henri,--comte d',--1729-1794
Great Britain.--Royal Navy--History--Revolution, 1775-1783

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Citation
Samuel Barrington, A Journal of the Proceedings of the Hon.ble Samuel Barrington. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Identifiers

Orbis Record
7041974
Object ID (OID)
14716189

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