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1857
Barnes, Edward A., fl. 1857
Rule for ascertaining the longitude by Chro. at Sunset
Details the procedure for obtaining longitude at sea based on the time of the sunset and latitude.
GLC00722.07
April 9, 1857
Dornin, Thomas Aloysius, 1800-1874
to William McBlair
Enclosing a letter "for the guidance Purser Cunningham" regarding letters of credit and a copy of a letter regarding pay to officers on McBlair's ship, the "Dale."
GLC00722.08
11 May 1857
Officers & Crew, U.S. ship Dale
Complete list of all crew members, according to rank, on board the U.S.S. "Dale." Besides sailors, there are also twenty five marines on board the ship. Written at sea, on board the ship "Dale."
GLC00722.09
June 1, 1857
Cummings, A. B., fl. 1857-1858
Reports that two crewmen, Charles Moore and John Duggin, were caught drunk and fighting, and that Duggin was also insubordinate. Written on board the U.S.S. "Dale," off of Funchal on the island of Madeira. Cummings was a lieutenant aboard the "Dale...
GLC00722.10
June 16, 1857
Livingston, John William Turk, 1804-1885
Ordering McBlair to sail to Porto Praya and await further orders. Also orders him to deliver enclosed orders to Commander Thompson. Written on board the U.S.S. "St. Louis" in Funchal Bay, Madeira. John W. Livingston was then a United States Naval...
GLC00722.11
July 26, 1857
Morse, W.H., fl. 1857
Refusing McBlair's request to store naval materials in a United States owned warehouse, because the warehouse is too full already. William H. Morse was the U.S. consul in Cape Verde.
GLC00722.12
1857-1858
Report of target practice on board the U.S.S. "Dale"
Reporting on the success of target practices. First page details four cannon practices held on 15 July 1857, 31 August 1857, 13 October 1857 and 12 January 1858. Lists size of target, movement of ship, number of shells fired, success of the...
GLC00722.13
October 12, 1857
McBlair, William, ?-1863
to Charles Wise
Discussing the capture by a British ship of a vessel flying the American flag. Commodore Wise was the captain of the HMS "Vesuvius," which had recently captured the "Bremer." McBlair states that because the "Bremer was flying the United States flag...
GLC00722.14
October 22, 1857
Cunningham, John S., ?-1894
Lists how many rations sailors are willing to give up, and how long the current rations will last at that rate. Written on board the U.S.S. "Dale," on the "Kongo River." John S. Cunningham was a purser in the United States Navy; he later rose to...
GLC00722.15
October 27, 1857
Walker, Theodore L., fl. 1857
Reports on his expedition to the H.M.S. "Myrmidon" and subsequent journey up the Congo river. Walker, a lieutenant on the U.S.S. "Dale," had been sent by McBlair in an armed boat to join the British vessel (which took them in tow) in its cruise for...
GLC00722.16
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