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Extent:: 1 volume (circa 40 pages)
Abstract:: Ship's log kept by George Dodds [Dods] aboard the snow Susana documenting the voyage from Newport, Rhode Island, to Havana, Cuba, from December 21, 1799, to March 20, 1800.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 1 volume (178 pages)
Abstract:: This collection consists of one letterbook containing ten long letters from an anonymous Philadelphian to his friend, Ned, written between 1826-1827. The author, a crew member on the frigate Brandywine, vividly and poetically describes life on board the ship and ashore in South America.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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