Holograph journal of the author’s naval service from 1845 to 1861, with some verses dated 1867. The volume begins with a summary of his service on the HMS Seaflower, sailing between Jersey and northern France, as well as on the steam ship Sidon. He then describes his service on the HMS Orestes, with which he sails to Mozambique, Zanzibar, and Mauritius. He mentions the weather and routine ship duties, as well as shoots gazelles and hippopotami and chases various vessels, including a number of slave ships. On November 19, 1851, they begin to chase a brig, but gives up when it hoists American colors; in January 1852, they chase and take the Maryanne, a brig from Havana equipped for the slave trade, whose crew the writer describes as all seeming to be "hardened slavers." The manuscript also contains his subsequent appointments on the HMS Excellent and HMS Terrible, and further naval service in Cornwallis, Brunswick, and Cambridge; as well as extensive records of his activities on land, in which he describes primarily routine social events, such as visits to his aunt Sarah and other friends; subscribing to the library; dancing; and flute lessons.
Subject (Geographic):
Africa --Description and travel and Great Britain --Social life and customs --19th century
Subject (Name):
Baines, Matthew Talbot, 1799-1860, Bosquet, Pierre, 1810-1870, Great Britain. Royal Navy --Diaries, Great Britain. Royal Navy --Sea life, Jones-Parry, John Parry, 1829-1920, Samwell, William, b. 1832, and Windham, Charles Ash, Sir, 1810-1870
Subject (Topic):
Elegiac poetry, English, Pen drawing, Poetry, English --19th century, Sailors --Great Britain --Diaries, Sentimentalism in literature, Slave trade --Africa, East, and Women authors
Manuscript, in an unidentified hand. The original manuscript dated 元亀4 [1573]. インク写し.
Alternative Title:
Genki yonen rokugatsu jūhachinichi Shimogyō-chū deiri no chō., Genki yonen Shimogyō-chū deiri no chō, Genkiyonenshimogyōchūdeirinochō, 下京中出入帳, 明治40 [1907]., and 元亀四年下京中出入之帳 Yale copy has title :
Description:
Manuscript, in an unidentified hand. The original manuscript dated Genki 4 [1573]. Inku utsushi. and Yale bookplate date: 1907.
Subject (Geographic):
Kyoto (Japan)
Subject (Topic):
Japanese Manuscript Collection (Yale University) and Japanese manuscripts
The text is an examination of the confessions of the conspirators in the plot against Queen Elizabeth and the role of Mary Queen of Scots in the conspiracy.
Description:
Bound in a parchment bifolium from an early thirteenth century English Latin manuscript of the Digest of Justinian, Cursive script., Imperfect: mutilated with some loss of text., On the front of the vellum wrapper is the name ""John Rigbye barrister, Cliffordes Ynne."", Pages not numbered consecutively., Several blank pages throughout., and The margins contain the glossa ordinaria of Accursius, as well as some later commentary in an Anglicana script.
Subject (Name):
Accursius, glossator, ca. 1182-ca. 1260, Babington, Anthony, 1561-1586, Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603, and Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587
Added title page, engraved, has imprint: London : W. Pickering ; New-York : C.H. Peabody, 1831., Herman Melville's copy with his manuscript notes. Won by Melville at the Albany Academy in August 1831 as the 1st premium in the 2d class in the 4th dept. Melville's name stamped on the cover in gold and label from Albany Academy awarding him the book on inside front cover. Verses in Melville's hand on front and back fly-leaves. Markings in another hand also., and Imperfect: added title page and frontispiece wanting; p. 179-180 wanting.
Publisher:
C.H. Peabody,
Subject (Name):
Melville, Herman,--1819-1891--Ms. notes and Melville, Herman,--1819-1891--Ownership
Mexican citizen and Texas gazette (San Felipe, Tex.)
Description:
Continued by: Texas gazette and Brazoria commercial advertiser. and Sometimes published as: Mexican citizen with its own volume and number, [Mar. 17-May 26, 1831].
Autograph: Thomas Sutker booke., Bound with: Taylor, John. An arrant thiefe. London, 1622., Signatures: A-B⁸ (A1, blank?, wanting; b8 blank)., and The principall occasions why this merry poeme was written: 4 p. at end (in prose).