Jackson, George E.G. (1856-1859) [2 ship's logs]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09275 Author/Creator: Jackson, George E.G. (1856-1859) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 1856-1859 Pagination: 2 items Order a Copy
The HMS Antelope, on anti-slavery duty off the West African coast. Two ship's logs,"From 3rd Dec 1856 till 20th March 1859, Commanded by Lieutenant John Wm. Pike, Kept by Geo. E. G. Jackson, Master's Asst." Text and hand-drawn pencil sketches, diagrams of the ships, and watercolor representations of islands visited in enforcing the British prohibition against slavery. "29th day of June 1857… Anchored off Whyda … 3:45 Stopped & came too…a schooner - under American colors - sent on board to examine Schooner - Found her the late "Montague" of New Orleans but now claiming no nationalty fully equiped for the slave trade & having 70 slaves on board - Commander Pike went on board & took posession of schooner." The first sections of the first volume contain log notes from H.M.S. Neptune (April- Dec. 1855) and H.M.S. Vesuvius (Feb. - Nov. 1856), Jackson's prior assignments before joining the crew of the Antelope. The last section of the second volume contains the log of H.M.S. Megara (March 1859-April 1860), one of the first iron ships in the British Navy.
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