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Samuel Gillet Navy Journals

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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
C1464
Repository:
Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division
Extent:
  • 1 box
  • 0.4 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Samuel Gillet Navy Journals, Box and Folder Number; Manuscripts Division, Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Date:
1827-1834 (inclusive)
Creator:
Gillet, Samuel T.
Form:
Journals. and Notebooks.
Abstract:
Samuel T. Gillet (1809-1890) served in the U.S. Navy in the Mediterranean, 1827-1837. This collection consists mostly of travel journals from Gillet's service in the Mediterranean, 1827-1834.

Gillet, Samuel T.

Samuel T. Gillet (1809-1890) served in the U.S. Navy in the Mediterranean, 1827-1837, on the USS Lexington and USS Delaware. In 1837, he left the navy as a lieutenant and became an early Methodist minister in Indiana.

Contains travel journals from Samuel Gillett's time serving in the U.S. Navy in the Mediterranean, 1827-1834, including detailed accounts of the Holy Land and Egypt. Also contains an undated notebook of draft articles.

Arranged chronologically.

Gift of Gillett Griffin in 2013. Formerly deposit #9357.

Processed by Regine Heberlein in 2013.

No materials were separated during 2013 processing.

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Place

Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2013
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Collection Inventory

Journal, 1827 March 22-1830 October 19. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Journal, 1831 July 15-1832 August 19. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Journal starts over from the back.

Physical Description

1 folder

Journal, 1833 May 4-1834 August 2. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Journal, 1834 August 20-November 3. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Notebook, undated. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Contains drafts of articles.

Physical Description

1 folder

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