Personal journal of Captain Arthur Darley, R.N.

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Author(s)Darley, Arthur, fl. 1842-1843.en
Temporal1842 January 1–1843 February 3en
Date Accessioned2010-06-02T18:55:52Z
Date Available2010-06-02T18:55:52Z
Publication Date1842-01-01
DescriptionArthur Darley commanded the sloop HMS Electra based in the West Indies. He was a captain in the British Royal Navy during the period he was in charge of this sloop. The journal is a personal narrative of his experiences on board and in port, including discussions of his dinner companions and fellow captains of companion HMS ships as well as the flora and fauna of the ports.en
DescriptionCaptain Arthur Darley kept this journal on board the HMS Electra while serving in the British Royal Navy in the West Indies and visiting ports in the Gulf of Mexico. He reported weather, latitude, and longitude, however, the journal is a very personal account of official duties, fishing, life aboard ship, and aspects of ports visited including Bermuda, Jamaica, Honduras, Colombia, Havana, Belize, and Galveston, Texas. The journal also recounts court martial trials, of which Captain Darley was a sitting member, and the punishments meted out.en
AbstractPersonal journal kept by Captain Arthur Darley of the British Royal Navy aboard the HMS Electra describing his travels throughout Bermuda, the West Indies, Jamaica, Honduras, Colombia, Havana, Belize, and Galveston, Texas, from January 1, 1842 through February 3, 1843.en
URLhttp://www.lib.udel.edu/static/purl.php?mss0097_0018
Extent1 v. (ca. 120 p.) ; 19 cm.en
CitationMSS 097, Item 018, Arthur Darley, Personal journal of Captain Arthur Darley, R.N., Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.en
CollectionMSS 0097
Other IdentifierMSS 0097, Item 0018en
Unique IdentifierOCLC# 419477223
URLhttp://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/5147
Languageen_USen
PublisherUniversity of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
dc.relation.ispartofThis item forms part of MSS 0097 Diaries, Journals, and Ships' Logs collection.
dc.rightsNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESen
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
KeywordsJournals (accounts)
KeywordsCaptains (military officers)
KeywordsGreat Britain. Royal Navy--Officers--History--19th century
KeywordsGreat Britain. Royal Navy--Officers--Diaries
dc.subject.lcshSeafaring life--History--19th century
dc.subject.lcshSeafaring life--Great Britain--History--19th century
dc.subject.lcshSloops--History--19th century
dc.subject.lcshArmed Forces--Officers--Diaries
dc.subject.otherDarley, Arthur, active 1842-1843--Diaries
dc.subject.otherElectra (Sloop)
TitlePersonal journal of Captain Arthur Darley, R.N.en
TypeJournalsen
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