Extent:
[120] leaves. Note:
Cursive script; columns and long lines.
Written by two hands in English in black ink.
Leaves [1v-3r], [55v-119v] in the hand of Sir John Graves Simcoe;
leaves [1v], [3r-56r], and [120r] in the hand of his father, Capt.
John Simcoe.
Father's hand identified on leaf 1v by "JGS"; John Graves Simcoe's
hand confirmed by comparison with signed letter on flyleaf of
Cavalier, J. Memoirs of the Wars of the Cevennes. London, 1726, in
Simcoe collection.
Contemporary vellum binding over board.
Leaf [16] blank.
Stub with remains of text from extracted page after leaf [60].
Title derived from contents.
The gift of Sir Leicester Harmsworth, Bart., 14 Sep. 1927. Subject:
Great Britain. Royal Navy History
Manuscripts, English
Commerce--History
Ship captains--Great Britain--Diaries
Place
Original form
Various Places
Rights
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