File NLW MS 17389D. - Log book of the barque Amelia Matilda,

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NLW MS 17389D.

Title

Log book of the barque Amelia Matilda,

Date(s)

  • 1834-1835 / (Creation)

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80 ff. with insertions (foliated 1-77; ff. 48-77 blank) ;325 x 200 mm.Boards wrapped in loose cloth; 'Lost on the 15 March 1838' and '[?F. S.] Jones' in ink, [19 cent.], on cloth inside front cover.Two leaves removed after f. 47 and numerous leaves removed at end.Two leaves removed after f. 47 and numerous leaves removed at end

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'Er cof am Ann Eilian Owen' [d. 2 February 1918, Liverpool] stamped on f. 77 verso.

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Journal, 1834-1835 (watermark 1833), of the barque 'Amelia Matilda' of Liverpool, commanded by R. F. Jones, the journal kept by E[dward] F. Jones. The volume records a voyage from Liverpool to the Benin River, [Nigeria], September-November 1834 (ff. 3-21), and the return voyage, from Corisco, [Equatorial Guinea], to Liverpool, March-June 1835 (ff. 21 verso-47).
A letter, 22 October 1835, from John Mather, Bonny River, [Nigeria], to Edward Jones on board the barque 'Mansfield' at New Calabar, [Nigeria], and a receipt, 1832, are enclosed in an archival envelope (3 ff.).

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English.

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Preferred citation: NLW MS 17389D.

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vtls004433769

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Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales

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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

May 2007.

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  • English

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Archivist's note

Description compiled by Rhys Morgan Jones;

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  • Text: NLW MS 17389D; $q - Two leaves removed after f. 47 and numerous leaves removed at end.