Theodorus Bailey Myers Mason - Journal, 1872-1875
Theodorus Bailey Myers Mason - Journal, 1872-1875
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Date
Canberra : Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, [19--]
Call Numbers
PMB 18
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microfilm reel 35 mm
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Microfilm : PMB 18
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Scope and Contents
Contents
The journal gives a day-by-day account of Mason's cruise in the Omaha and Pensacola, prefaced by an outline of his previous career
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Full title
Theodorus Bailey Myers Mason - Journal, 1872-1875
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PMB (Australian National University. Pacific Manuscripts Bureau) ; 18
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Microfilm copy of original held by University of Hawaii Library, Honolulu
Contextual Information
Administrative / Biographical history
Mason was born in New York City on May 8, 1848. He entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1864 and passed the examination for lieutenant on April 2, 1872. On September 1, 1872, he sailed from Philadelphia in the U.S.S. Omaha on a cruise to the Pacific. In Valparaiso on February 14, 1873, he transferred to the U.S.S. Pensacola, a surveying vessel. In tha...
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PMB 18
Record Identifier
n7oVZ5gn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n7oVZ5gn
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Reference code
421986
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