Volume 1 of the memoir written by Crowe, covering the years 1821-1844.

Volume 1 of the memoir written by Crowe, covering the years 1821-1844. It describes his apprenticeship with Francis Spaight shipowners during which he sailed on the BORNEO, JANE BLACK and GOVERNOR in the emigrant trade between Limerick and Quebec. The volume ends with his recovery from yellow fever at a boarding house in Kingston, Jamaica, while he was first mate on the brig LEVEN LASS (1839) of Glasgow. A single typescript sheet providing biographical details is included.

Record Details

Item reference: BGR/52/1; REG12/000083.1
Catalogue Section: Manuscript volumes acquired singly by the Museum
Level: ITEM
Date made: circa 1886; circa 1886-1889
Creator: Crowe, James Henry
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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