Item is a journal kept by Captain John Harris (c. 1775-1825) during a voyage on the sloop 'Dart,' commencing May 22, 1813. Harris also used the journal during two 1815 voyages on other vessels. He recorded occurrences on board the boat 'Prince Regent' during a trip from Annapolis towards Halifax in August 1815. He also recorded occurrences on board the schooner 'Laurence' during a trip from Annapolis towards Barbados in 1815.
File contains a letter from Joseph Howe to D.O.C. Madden of Arichat, Nova Scotia, written on 10 August 1849. The letter discusses a petition from Peter Furrier, Master of the Brig Superb, to have his vessel released from quarantine.
Item consists of selections from a transcript of a discussion between Irving Deale and Stephen Orr (of Rexton, NB) on October 28, 1973, related to the Mary Celeste.
Item consists of typed research notes collected by Irving Deale, and written by unknown persons likely in the 1960s, giving a brief outline on the history of the Mary Celeste.
Item consists of a facsimile of a passage from J. Alphonse Deveau's 1968 book "La ville francaise" related to the mystery of the Mary Celeste, with an accompanying English translation (likely undertaken by Irving Deale).
Item consists of a facsimile of handwritten research notes drafted in 1953 by R.L. Dewis (and collected by Irving Deale), about the early history of the Mary Celeste (then known as the Amazon).
Item consists of typed research notes about the Mary Celeste and the Dewis family, written by Robert Dewis, transcribed in 1950 by R.L. Dewis, and collected by Irving Deale. Dewis was the son of Joshua Dewis, owner of the Mary Celeste.
File contains handwritten copies of various sea chanties collected by Frank Parker Day. Includes "Yankee Ship," "A la Claire Fontaine" (accompanied by musical notation), "Storm Along," "Shenandoah," and other untitled chanties.
Item, a photograph, has a stamp marking it copyright to the Royal Canadian Navy on the reverse side. The photograph was taken inside the south gate of the dockyard.
![The famous mystery ship, Mary Celeste : [research notes]](/uploads/r/dalhousie-university-archives/3/4/b/34ba5916e69fdccaf460cf99f4bb99cbc1bca06a64459e8c65173618e7a71a53/d73dfa9c-4fd0-4d2e-aada-bf3c39ad8660-MS-2-518_1_1_4_142.jpg)
![The mystery of the Marie Celeste : [manuscript]](/uploads/r/dalhousie-university-archives/3/4/4/3442403189e7f311e841417d583ba96eaa356fb4b5e5b96db1ac6a890e822b4e/8dc3af35-411b-4351-8964-91996270852b-MS-2-518_1_1_3_142.jpg)
![Amazon, better known as the Mary Celeste, 1860-1861 : [research notes]](/uploads/r/dalhousie-university-archives/8/1/c/81c29037128375ac55682a6c0459d7c634af528cdd92e7e85dc99a4e9dc43b57/71b91a26-4f7c-4c8e-be81-97d95213c434-MS-2-518_1_1_2_142.jpg)
