Samuel Eborall diary : manuscript.

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Title: Samuel Eborall diary : manuscript.
Creator: Eborall, Samuel, 1790-1853.
Contributor: Eborall, Samuel, 1790-1853.
Great Britain.--Royal Navy--Officers.
Spartan (Frigate)
Published / Created: circa 1805-1820
Copyright Date: circa 1805-1820.
Publication Place: England,
Abstract: Autograph manuscript diary, starting with a brief memoir of Eborall's childhood and education in schools in Litchfield and Warwickshire, England, and continuing with detailed entries about his life as a midshipman and naval officer. Most entries concern events in the Mediterranean station during the Napoleonic Wars, including service on the frigate Spartan, 1808-1810. Briefer entries, 1817-1820, relate to Eborall's command of merchant ships in Liverpool and the British West Indies. Some entries also discuss family relationships.
Description: Binding: contemporary three quarter calf, with marbled boards.
Pages 105-132, 150-206 blank, not digitized.
Samuel Eborall (1790-1853) was a British naval officer active during the Napoleonic Wars.
Two pages have been partially cut away.
Extent: 1 volume (circa 200 pages)
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Format: text
Genre: Diaries--England--19th century.
Resource Type: Archives or Manuscripts
Subject (Geographic): West Indies, British--Commerce.
Subject (Name): Eborall, Samuel, 1790-1853.
Great Britain.--Royal Navy--Officers.
Spartan (Frigate)
Subject (Topic): Midshipmen--Great Britain.
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Naval operations, British
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Personal narratives, British
Navies--Officers

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Citation: Samuel Eborall diary. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.