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Undated, Notebook of William G. Randall re: the ship Kearsarge, and Smithsonian photo of the ship Kearsarge

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Identifier: M123.2

Series Description:

From the Series:

Contains documents, drawings, notebooks, and reports from the late 1700s to the early 1900s. William Randall's notebooks (1840-1860, n.d.) include drawings and notes relating to the Natchez of Brunswick, Maine, the Civil War era Kearsage, the Frank Haynie and other vessels. Annotated issues of "Low's Almanac"(from 1787, 1796, 1799, 1800, 1802, 1803, 1806) provide information on ships in Newburyport and Boston, Massachusetts, as well as weather, planting and other local observations. Other documents (1789-1800), owned by Nathaniel Fosdick, concern shipping in Portland, Maine. There are also reports (1904-1905) by John A. Lord, carpenter for the United States Navy, recording damage to Russian cruisers sustained in battle with the Japanese fleet off Port Arthur and in the Battle of Tsushima Straits.

Dates

  • Creation: 1787-1964, undated
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1840 - 1880

Creator

Access Restrictions:

No restrictions.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository

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