Letters from Field to his wife while in command of HMS PENGUIN, 10 July 1898 to 29 September 1898.
Five letters to his wife from Arthur Mostyn Field when captain of HMS PENGUIN, surveying vessel, from the Tongan Islands, 10 July 1898 to 29 September 1898. They contain detailed accounts of his hydrographical work and daily life of the ship, as well as personal information. Note to bundle:"Letters 5-21 Vavau Haapai Tongan Islands, July August September 1898".
Record Details
| Item reference: | FIE/26; MS/79/176 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1898-07-10 - 1898-09-29 |
| Creator: | Field, Arthur Mostyn |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Journal kept by John Bousquet Field as a midshipman on HMS PICKLE, 1839. (Manuscript) (FIE/1)
- Journal kept as a midshipman on HMS TRAFALGAR, 1870-1871. (Manuscript) (FIE/2)
- Diary, 1881. (Manuscript) (FIE/3)
- Letters from Field to his wife while in command of HMS PENGUIN, 3 October 1897 to 10 December 1897. (Manuscript) (FIE/24)
- Letters from Field to his wife while in command of HMS PENGUIN, 19 June 1898 to 7 July 1898. (Manuscript) (FIE/25)
- Letters from Field to his wife while in command of HMS PENGUIN, 10 July 1898 to 29 September 1898. (Manuscript) (FIE/26)
- Letters from Field to his wife while in command of HMS PENGUIN, 2 October 1898 to 24 October 1898. (Manuscript) (FIE/27)
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