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HMS Melville Order Book

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0228
Finding aid note: Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Scope and Contents

Regulations, orders and schedules relating to the equipment and operation of the HMS Melville, including lists of equipment, supplies and duties of the officers and men.

The Order Book offers a detailed picture of the procedures and daily routine of ship’s company in a British Man of War of the period 1837-1838.

Dates

  • 1837 - 1838

Creator

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish material from HMS Melville Order Book must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library.

Biographical Note

No further information on the author, William David Puget, RN, is available.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet ( (1 folder))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

Regulations, orders, and schedules, relating to equipment and supplies, personnel, procedures, and duties for officers and men of H.M.S. Melville, signed by W.D. Puget.

Acquisition Information

Presented in Memory of Herman Brown, November 1962.

Subjects

Record Groups

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the HMS Melville Order Book, signed by William D. Puget, commander, 1837-1838
Status
Completed
Date
2008
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

https://library.rice.edu/woodson
Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA

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