| Evidence: | 'Paymaster went ashore to inquire about coals &, he returned at 8 PM telling us to steam alongside a brig to morrow morning: he brought out some newspapers - I read in one of them that my old shipmate Lieut W. Kerr has been wounded, he is up off Lucknow with Capn Peel of the "Shannon"' |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 2 Jan 1858 | ||||||||||
| Country: | India | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Calcutta other location: on board HMS Pelorus |
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| Reader: | Albert Battiscombe |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 14 Apr 1831 |
| Socio-economic group: | Gentry |
| Occupation: | Lieutenant Royal Navy |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | India |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | [n/a] |
| Title: | [newspaper] |
| Genre: | Ephemera, Reference / General works |
| Form of Text: | Print: Newspaper |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | borrowed (private library) |
| Record ID: | 11606 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | |
| Author: | Albert H.W. Battiscombe | |
| Title: | Journal of H.M.S Pelorus 21, August 1st 1857 to March 11th 1859 | |
| Location: | Royal Naval Museum | |
| Call no: | 1976/110(1) | |
| Page/folio: | pp. 67-68 |
| Citation: | Albert H.W. Battiscombe, Journal of H.M.S Pelorus 21, August 1st 1857 to March 11th 1859 Royal Naval Museum, p. 1976/110(1), p. pp. 67-68, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=11606, accessed: 02 June 2023 | |
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