Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Journal commencing October 27, 1818, with schooner 'Mary', from Annapolis for Barbadoes
General material designation
- Textual record
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Reference code
MS-6, Box 2, Folder 8
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Physical description
1 journal
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Custodial history
Item was donated by William Inglis Morse in 1938. Item was stolen from the University Archives by John Mark Tillman at an unknown date. It was seized by the RCMP in 2013 and remained in the RCMP's custody until it was returned to the University Archives in 2014.
Scope and content
Item is a journal kept by Captain John Harris (c. 1775-1825) during a voyage from Annapolis to Barbados on board the schooner 'Mary', commencing October 27, 1818. Harris also used the journal to record occurrences and work in Clements, N.S., between March 1819 and September 1823.
Notes area
Physical condition
Some of the pages have been damaged by someone, likely John Tillman, cropping identifying marks out of the manuscript.
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Language of material
- English
Script of material
Location of originals
Availability of other formats
Digital facsimile of item is available online through Dalhousie's Archives Catalogue and Online Collections.