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John Lennon collection [textual record, graphic material]
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Record information John Lennon collection [textual record, graphic material]
Date:[ca. 1815], 1841-1847.Reference:R6508-0-4-E, MG24-F2Type of material:Textual material, ArtFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:99542Date(s):[ca. 1815], 1841-1847.Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:1 cm of textual records (46 p.).
4 paintings oil on canvas.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Collection consists of a pamphlet, The Chivalry of the Mercantile Marine, Illustrated by Passages in the Life of Captain John Lennon, by David Burn, 1841. The main item is an account of the fight between the Hibernia, under Captain Lennon, and the Comet in 1814, 38 pages. An issue of the Lancet, 1847, containing an article by Dr. Edward Moore concerning the lung wound which Lennon had suffered in 1769, 8 pages.
Collection also includes four paintings depicting the action between the British merchant ship "Hibernia" and the American privateer "Comet" which took place in the West Indies on 11 January 1814.Provenance:Biography/Administrative history:Lennon, John, 1768-1846 : Captain John Lennon, merchant navy officer, was born in 1768 and died 1846. His daring feats with his ship Hibernia are part of American history.Additional information:General note:Material received in 1916 from Mr. C. Law, Ilsam Dene, Torquay, England.Subject heading:- John Lennon - Biography, 1841 "The Chivalry of the Mercantile Marine, Illustrated by Passages in the Life of Captain John Lennon" by David Burn, 1841
- Naval battles, 1814 Hibernia (Ship), 1814
- Naval biographies, 1841 Comet (Ship), 1814
- Lung - Wounds and injuries, 1869 Lancet, 1847
- Merchant seamen - Biography, 1841 Dr. Edward More, 1847
Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG24-F2 -
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