A. M. Handley journal
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- A. M. Handley journal
- Description
- Journal of a voyage from Gravesend, England, to Calcutta, India, aboard the sailing ship Bucton Castle, compiled by A. M. Handley, a British Army officer. Entries provide a detailed description of shipboard life, including personalities on board, daily activities, an explanation of the ship's time-keeping, and a meeting with the whaling ship Isabella.
- Date
- January 19, 1859 - June 29, 1859
- Original Format
- manuscripts
- Extent
- 9cm x 15cm
- Local Identifier
- 1064-b1-fb
- Creator(s)
- Subject(s)
- Handley, A. M. (Augustus Mourant), 1838-1906
- Great Britain. Army--Officers
- Bucton Castle (Sailing ship)
- Sailing ships
- Voyages and travels
- Soldiers--Diaries
- Spatial
- Location of Original
- East Carolina Manuscript Collection
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