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Journal of a Voyage from Liverpool to Pernambuco in the Brig ALERT. (Manuscript)
1809-12-26 - 1810-03-25
HIS/38/2
Logbook of the voyage of the brig ALERT from Liverpool to Pernambuco, 26 December 1809 to 25 March 1810, kept by Captain George Vernon of Stone (born circa 1787).
Narrative of the voyage of the privateer ALERT to Brazil and the Mediterranean. (Manuscript)
1810
HIS/38/1
Narrative of the voyage of the privateer ALERT to Brazil and the Mediterranean in 1810, written by Captain George Vernon of Stone (born circa 1787).
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1743-1744
ADM/L/S/495
Lieutenant's logbooks for HMS SEAHORSE 1743 - 1744: Captain Henry Dennis 4 March 1744/5 - 25 Oct 1746; Captain John Simevie 19 February 1743/4 - 29 Jan 1744/5; HMS SUFFOLK 1743 - 1744: 4/Lt John Hollwall 20 Apr 1744 - 3 Apr 1747; 2/Lieutenant Jeremiah Harmer 2 May 1744 - 28 May 1745; 4/Li…
Painting of the action which involved the privateer ALERT and French vessels in the Gulf of Venice. (Manuscript)
1809-1810
HIS/38/3
Painting of the action which involved the privateer ALERT and French vessels in the Gulf of Venice, 15 August 1810 with a handwriting explanation of the action.
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