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ii, 184 ff. (foliated 1-182 with two additional leaves inserted at a later date; ff. 131 verso-178 blank; ff. 179-180 inverted text) ; 315 x 200 mm.
Vellum covers with remains of brass clasps; 'Geyser's Letter Book' in ink on front cover; marbled page edges.
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Biographical history
Archival history
Following his retirement F. T. Brown settled at Pen-y-maes, Hay-on-Wye, Breconshire.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Mr Charles Evans; Hereford; Donation; July 1941
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Scope and content
Letter book, 1846-1850, of H[er] M[ajesty's] S[team] S[loop] 'Geyser' containing copies of letters, Nov. 1846-May 1850 (ff. 1 verso-131), and memoranda, June-Dec. 1847 (ff. 179-180), sent by her commander, F[rancis] T[homas] Brown, mainly to his superiors.
The 'Geyser' was employed in famine relief in Western Ireland, Jan.-Apr. 1847 (ff. 6-34), and at the port of Setubal and elsewhere in Portugal during the Patuleia Revolt, June-July 1847 (ff. 43-52). She was subsequently stationed in the Cape Colony (South Africa) and Mauritius, Nov. 1847-May 1850 (ff. 63-131), and was sent on diplomatic missions, meeting with local chiefs and rulers in Madagascar and the Comoros Islands (ff. 81-102). The letters range from brief memoranda to lengthy reports and letters of proceedings; they include references to routine ship business and disciplinary matters, intelligence reports and accounts of diplomacy and treaty negotiations. Two additional copy letters have been pasted into the volume (ff. 119a, 122a).
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Usual copyright laws apply.
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Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Leaf cut out after f. 180; covers stained.
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Title based on contents.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 16176D.
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- Geyser (Ship) (Subject)
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Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
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Dates of creation revision deletion
July 2006.
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- English
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Archivist's note
Description compiled by Rhys Morgan Jones.