Letters from Field to his wife while in command of HMS PENGUIN, 2 December 1898 to 21 December 1898.
Two letters to his wife from Arthur Mostyn Field when captain of HMS PENGUIN, surveying vessel, off Nukualofa, Tongan Islands, 2 December 1898 to 21 December 1898. They contain detailed accounts of his hydrographical work and daily life of the ship, as well as personal information.
Record Details
| Item reference: | FIE/29; MS/79/176 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1898-12-02 - 1898-12-21 |
| 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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