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BLECHYNDEN PAPERS. Vol. I. Narrative by R. Blechynden, as an officer of the East Indiaman 'Godfrey', of the ship's capture on 9 Aug. 1780, with others of a convoy attacked by the combined Spanish and French fleets (cf. Sir W. L. Clowes, The Royal Navy, iii, 1898, pp. 477- 478), his imprisonment ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
25 Jul 1780-13 Jan 1781
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1 item

2. Add MS 45578-45663

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BLECHYNDEN PAPERS
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DIARIES, ETC., OF RICHARD BLECHYNDEN (d. 1822), Civil Architect and Surveyor to the East India Company in Calcutta, 1780-1822 and (vols. LXXVII-LXXIX) of his eldest son and assistant, Arthur Heselridge Blechynden; circ. 1806-1812, followed (vols. LXXXV, LXXXVI) by two other MSS.; 1720-1822. The ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and French
Date Range:
1720-1822
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86 items

3. Add MS 45579

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BLECHYNDEN PAPERS. Vol. II. Journal, with (ff. 2-12b) lists of the ship's company, instructions, etc., of the East Indiaman 'Deptford', kept by R. Blechynden as midshipman, on a voyage from Deptford to Plymouth, from there in convoy to Madras, and from there to Kedgeree at the mouth of the R. Ho...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
5 Apr 1781-31 May 1782
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1 item

4. Add MS 45580

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BLECHYNDEN PAPERS. Vol. III. (1) A collection of naval songs (words only), numbered i-xl, made by R. Blechynden; 1781. Imperfect by the loss of one leaf between ff. 22 and 23 containing part of song xxvii and the whole of song xxviii. As follows:- (i) 'Black eyed Susan', beg. 'All in the Dow...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1781
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1 item

5. Add MS 45581

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Vol. IV (ff. i + 161). 22 Sept.-31 Dec. 1791.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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22 Sep 1791-31 Dec 1791
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1 item

6. Add MS 45581-45653

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BLECHYNDEN PAPERS. Vols. IV-LXXVI. Diaries of R. Blechynden; 1791-1822. Vols. IV-XLVI, XLVIII-LVII, LXIV contain entries for each day and indexes, but the remainder are incomplete, showing considerable gaps and unfinished entries, and occasionally including drafts of entries. Paper. Seventy-three volumes. Octavo and (vols. LXXI-LXXVI) quarto. Interspersed among vols. XLVII, LVII-LXXVI are annotated fragments of contemporary printed material of local origin, viz. auctioneers' sale catalogues ...
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Diaries and Memoranda: R. Blechynden: 1791-1822. Richard Blechynden, d 1822 Civil Architect and Surveyor in Calcutta: Diaries, etc.: 1780-1822. Architecture: Plans in diaries of R. Blechynden, Civil Architect and Surveyor in Calcutta, and A. H. Blechynden: 1791-1822. India: Diaries of R. Blec...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1791-1822
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73 items

7. Add MS 45582

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Vol. V (ff. i + 133). Jan.-March 1792.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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Jan 1792-Mar 1792
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1 item

8. Add MS 45583

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Vol. VI (ff. i + 113). April-June 1792.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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Apr 1792-Jun 1792
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1 item

9. Add MS 45584

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Vol. VII (ff. i + 145). July-Sept. 1792.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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Jul 1792-Sep 1792
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1 item

10. Add MS 45585

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Vol. VIII(ff i + 87). Oct.-Dec. 1792.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
Oct 1792-Dec 1792
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1 item