Diary kept by Henry Elgar, carpenter on HMS PRINCESS ROYAL and HMS QUEEN

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Title
Diary kept by Henry Elgar, carpenter on HMS PRINCESS ROYAL and HMS QUEEN
Reference
JOD/252
Collection
  • National Maritime Museum, UK: Journals And Diaries (JOD)
Document Type
  • Poetry
  • Diaries, Journals and Logbooks
Date
1859-1863
Description
Contains mostly copies of poems written out by hand with two pages of 'remarkable days' during his service on board HMS QUEEN, between 23 February 1860 and 8 January 1863. Includes four pages of shipping movements for HMS PRINCESS ROYAL and HMS QUEEN, giving dates of depature and arrival.
Theme
  • Leisure