Documents concerning ship captains and shipping, 1762-circa 1809

Description

Title: Documents concerning ship captains and shipping, 1762-circa 1809
Abstract: Manuscript documents and letters, illustrating the daily life and responsibilities of sea captains in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The collection includes documents relating to Captain Robert Poultney in Jamaica and letters on personal and naval matters addressed to Captain John Wainwright. Also included are descriptions of coastal areas and navigation hazzards, documents relating to obtaining supplies, a ship's newsletter, and a colored map ("Rochfort et les Environs").
Description: Robert Poultney was the captain of the ship Loretta in Jamaica in 1762-1764.
John Wainwright of the Royal Navy served in the East Indies and the Mediterranean, fought throughout the Napoleonic Wars, and is remembered for the destruction of the pirate town Ras-al-Kayma while captain of the ship Chiffonne.
In English, with one letter in French.
Provenance: Purchased from Marine & Cannon Books on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Fund, 2009.
Extent: 0.21 linear feet (1 box)
Language: English
French

Genre: Maps
Subject (Geographic): Mediterranean Region
Brittany (France)
Subject (Name): Poultney, Robert.
Wainwright, John, Captain.
Chiffonne (Ship)
Great Britain. Royal Navy
Loretta (Ship)
Subject (Topic): Officers
Sea life
Aids to navigation
Coasts
Navigation
Seafaring life
Ship captains
Description and travel
Subjects: Poultney, Robert
Wainwright, John, Captain
Chiffonne (Ship)
Great Britain. Royal Navy > Officers
Great Britain. Royal Navy > Sea life
Loretta (Ship)
Aids to navigation
Coasts > Mediterranean Region > Maps
Navigation
Seafaring life
Ship captains
Brittany (France) > Description and travel

Access: Public
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Citation: Documents Concerning Ship Captains and Shipping. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.