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George Peard journal [textual record (microform)]

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Date:

1825-1827.

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R16728-0-X-E, MG21-Add.MSS.-35141, Volume number: 35141, Microfilm reel number: A-1542

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104582

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George Peard journal
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Date(s):

1825-1827.

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1 microfilm reel negative and positive.

Language of material:

English

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Item is the journal of Lieutenant George Peard (1783-1837), first Lieutenant on H.M.S. Blossom, Commander Frederick William Beechey (1796-1856), during a cruise to the Pacific and Behring Straits, 1825-1828, including a visit to Pitcairn Island. Included is a narrative by John Adam (alias Alexander Smith), a survivor of the mutineers of the Bounty (ff. 10b-20). This material is located on microfilm reel A-1542.

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Peard, George, 1783-1837

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Peard, George, 1783-1837 : Naval officer.

George Peard (1783-1837) was born on 18 February 1783. He was the son of Vice-Admiral Shuldham Peard (1761-1833) and his wife Elizabeth, third daughter of Admiral Sir Richard Rodney Bligh (1737-1821). He entered the Royal Naval College in 1807 at the age of 14 and remained two years. He first served in the frigate H.M.S. Lavinia, under Captain Lord William Stuart and in 1810 followed Stuart into H.M.S. Conquestador, a 74-gun ship-of-the-line. On 27 December 1811, off the coast of France between Rochelle and l'Isle d'Aix, he was taken prisoner by the French and only released in 1814 after the abdication of Napoleon.

In June 1814, Peard passed his lieutenant's examination, and in September he was sent to Lake Ontario. On 5 July 1815, the Admiralty confirmed his appointment in the gun-boat service under Sir Edward W.C.R. Owen but, with the coming of peace, the British flotilla on the Great Lakes was dismantled and Peard was sent to Lake Champlain, where he remained until early 1817 when he was ordered home and placed upon half-pay. For two and a half years, between September 1818 and 1821, he served in the 42-gun frigate H.M.S. Hyperion, under Captain Thomas Searle, on the Leith and South America stations.

On 12 March 1825, Peard received his next and last appointment, as first lieutenant of H.M.S. Blossom under Captain Frederick William Beechey (1796-1856). He was advanced to commander's rank by a commission of 7 May 1827 but remained as first lieutenant of H.M.S. Blossom until August 1828. He had no further service and died in London on 17 February 1837.

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General note:

Documents created in: Exminster, Devonshire, England.

Custodial history:

Additional Manuscript 35141 was purchased in 1897 by the British Library from a Mr. A.W. Sturm. In 1983, the National Archives of Canada purchased a microfilm copy of it.

Citation/reference note:

Peard's journal was published as To the Pacific and Arctic with Beechey - The Journal of Lieutenant George Peard of H.M.S. 'Blossom', 1825-1828, Edited by Barry M. Gough (Cambridge: Published for the Hakluyt Society, At the University Press, 1973).

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Originals are located in the British Library, London, England.
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Great Britain. Navy - Officers

Pacific - Description and travel, 1825-1828

Bering Strait - Description and travel, 1825-1828

Pitcain Island - Description and travel, 1825-1828

George Peard - Diaries, 1825-1828
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MG21-Add.MSS.-35141
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Volume [MG21 Add. Mss.-35141] 35141

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Microfilm reel A-1542

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