Records of the United States Exploring Expedition under the command of Lieutenant Charles Wilkes, 1838-1842

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Table of Contents

1-4.
Letters received by the Navy Department relating to preparations for the Expedition (May 20-1836-Aug. 14, 1838) -- -- 5-6.
Letters received by the Navy Department relating to the Expedition (Aug. 13, 1838-June 10, 1842) -- -- 7-9.
Journal of Lieutenant Charles Wilkes aboard the Vicennes and the Porpoise (Aug. 10, 1838-June 9, 1842) -- -- 10.
Anonymous journal kept aboard the Vicennes (Aug. 9, 1838-Oct. 22, 1840) -- -- 11.
Journal of John W.W. Dyes aboard the Vicennes (Aug. 14, 1838-Sept. 1, 1848) -- -- 12.
Journals kept aboard the Porpoise and the Relief by Lieutenant Henry J. Hartstene (Aug. 14, 1838-Mar. 23, 1840) and Lieutenant Micajah G.L. Claiborne (Aug. 19, 1838-Mar. 23, 1840) -- -- 13.
Journal of William Briskoe, armorer, aboard the Relief and the Vicennes (Aug. 18, 1838-Mar. 23, 1842) -- -- 14.
Journal of Edward Gilchrist, assistant surgeon, aboard the Vincennes and the Relief (Aug. 18, 1838-Feb. 14, 1840) -- -- 15.
Journals of Lieutenant Robert E. Johnson aboard the Vincennes, the Peacock, the Sea Gull, and the Porpoise (Aug. 18, 1838-Nov. 23, 1839) -- -- 16.
Journal of J. Frederick Sickels, assistant surgeon, aboard the Peacock and the Relief (Aug. 18, 1838-Mar. 24, 1840) -- -- 17.
Log kept aboard the Vincennes and the Porpoise by acting midshipman Samuel B. Elliott (Aug. 19, 1838-May 18, 1842) -- -- 18.
Journal of Lieutenant Andrew K. Long, commanding the Relief, Aug. 19, 1838-Mar. 25, 1840) -- -- 19.
Journal of passed midshipmen Joseph Perry Sanford aboard the Vincennes and the Porpoise (Aug. 19, 1838-July 22, 1841) -- -- 20.
Journal of Frederic D. Stuart, captain's clerk, aboard the Peacock (Aug. 19, 1838-July 18, 1841) -- -- 21.
Journals of George T. Sinclair, acting master aboard the Relief, the Porpoise, and the Flying Fish (Dec. 19, 1838-June 26, 1842) -- -- 22.
Journal kept aboard the Vincennes, probably by R.P. Robinson, purser's clerk (Apr. 6, 1841-May 15, 1842) -- -- 23.
Anonymous journal kept aboard the Peacock, the Vicennes, and the Oregon (July 17, 1841-June 12, 1842) -- -- 24.
Journal of Lieutenant Edwin J. De Haven aboard the Peacock and the Oregon (July 18, 1841-June 12, 1842) -- -- 25.
Logs kept aboard the Vincennes by midshipman William H. Hudson (Aug. 8, 1841-May 20, 1842), George W. Clark (Aug. 8, 1841-Mar. 5, 1842) and Egbert Thompson (Nov. 1, 1841-May 12, 1842) -- -- 26.
Records of courts martial held in the cases of lieutenants John B. Dale, Robert E. Johnson, and Robert F. Pinkney, assistant surgeon Charles F.B. Guillou, and passed midshipmen George M. Harrison and William May (1839-1842) -- -- 27.
Record of a general court martial held in the case of Lieutenant Charles Wilkes (Aug. 17-Sept. 7, 1842).

Edition Notes

Records of the Hydrographic Office RG 37.

Reel 1 includes introduction describing the collection and other sources of information on the expedition. Each reel includes a list of contents of the entire set.

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File microcopies of records in the National Archives -- no. 75, National Archives microfilm publications -- microcopy no. 75.

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27 microfilm reels
Number of pages
27

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OL45061021M
OCLC/WorldCat
9168467

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