U.S.S. United States Logbooks, 1823-1827
(Manuscript Collection #1190)
Descriptive Summary
| Title: | U.S.S. United States Logbooks |
| Creator: | Penington, Lawrence, 1805-1870 |
| Repository: | ECU Manuscript Collection |
| Languages: | English |
| Abstract: | Collection consists of a two volumes titled “Journal of a Cruise from Norfolk, Virginia to the Pacific Ocean in the United States Frigate UNITED STATES, Isaac Hull, Esq’r, Commander” kept by Philadelphian midshipman Lawrence Penington from December 4, 1823, through April 22, 1827. The UNITED STATES was one of six frigates authorized to be constructed by the Naval Act of 1794 and it served as the flagship for Commodore Hull who was head of the American naval squadron on the Pacific Coast of South America. Penington documents navigation statistics, weather reports and daily ship life, along with the larger issues of interaction between the American naval squadron and British, Spanish, Chilean, Colombian and Peruvian naval and military counterparts. |
| Extent: | 0.4 Cubic feet, 2 boxes (each containing a volume), consisting of a two volume journal |
Administrative Information
Accessions Information
January 15, 2012, (unprocessed), 2 items, 0.4 cubic feet; Two volume “Journal of a Cruise from Norfolk, Virginia to the Pacific Ocean in the United States Frigate UNITED STATES, Isaac Hull, Esq’r, Commander” kept by Philadelphian midshipman Lawrence Penington from December 4, 1823, through April 22, 1827. The UNITED STATES was one of six frigates authorized to be constructed by the Naval Act of 1794 and it served as the flagship for Commodore Hull who was head of the American naval squadron on the Pacific Coast of South America. Penington documents navigation statistics, weather reports and daily ship life, along with the larger issues of interaction between the American naval squadron and British, Spanish, Chilean, Colombian and Peruvian naval and military counterparts. Purchase (Naval History Endowment, Bodo Nischan Manuscript Endowment, state funds) from Carmen D. Valentino, Philadelphia, PA
Access Restrictions
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Copyright Notice
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Preferred Citation
U.S.S. United States Logbooks (#1190), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Acquisition Information
- Purchased (Naval History Endowment, Bodo Nischan Manuscript Endowment, state funds) from Carmen D. Valentino of Philadelphia, PA
Biographical / Historical Note
The U.S.S. UNITED STATES was one of six frigates authorized to be constructed by the Naval Act of 1794 and it served as the flagship for Commodore Hull who was head of the American naval squadron on the Pacific Coast of South America.
Lawrence Penington (October 25, 1805-August 5, 1870) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Edward Penington and his wife Helena Lawrence Holmes Penington (according to volume 1 of Colonial Families of Philadelphia edited by John W. Jordan and published in 1911). He was a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy.
