Order and letter book of Admiral William Parry as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands
1772
MSS L2002F165 [Bound]
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Title
Order and letter book of Admiral William Parry as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands
Published
Leeward Islands, West Indies 1772-5
Description
1 v. (ca. 220 p.) ; 44 cm.
Call Number
MSS L2002F165 [Bound]
Note
Record of the day-to-day administration, the mass of minute detail concerning the business of running this remote naval station; surveys of ship's stores, promotions, complaints and requests for transportation between the islands; court-martial in which 5 men are tried for attempting desertion from the Chatham.
Also includes account of the effects of "... the most violent & dreadful hurricane that has ever been known to have happend at this Island [Antiqua]" which covers 8 pages.
Bound in green vellum; board nearly detached, spine lacking.
Also includes account of the effects of "... the most violent & dreadful hurricane that has ever been known to have happend at this Island [Antiqua]" which covers 8 pages.
Bound in green vellum; board nearly detached, spine lacking.
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