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Hercules (Ship) log book
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Creator: |
Russell, Hugh |
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Dates: |
1784 |
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The collection consists of a logbook of the ship Hercules during a voyage from Plymouth, Massachusetts to Savannah, Georgia
from January 11-March 31, 1784. Probably recorded by Captain Hugh Russell, the log's daily entries note the time of day, the
course, the direction of the wind, latitude and longitude, and remarks on weather and various sea life encountered.
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ms1041 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Berckmans family papers
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Berckmans family |
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Dates: |
1840-1852 |
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The collection consists of items belonging to the Berckmans family of Augusta, Georgia: a passport of Louis Mathieu Edward
Berckmans (1840); volume containing water color landscape drawings and plant descriptions of a model farm and estate (1846);
journal of Prosper Berckmans, titled Voyage en Amerique, 1850, describing the life and customs in the various sections of
America visited by Berckmans.
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ms122 |
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Hargrett Library |
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William Tappan Thompson papers
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Thompson, William Tappan, 1812-1882 |
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Dates: |
1847-1881 |
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The collection contains Thompson's correspondence during the time during which he served as editor of the Savannah Daily Morning
News, personal correspondence to his wife Caroline while on business trips, business correspondence concerning his literary
and journalistic career, notes and writings produced by Thompson including his first published novel, Major Jones' Courtship.
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ms2684 |
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Hargrett Library |
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