William Henry Smyth was a British admiral and scientific writer.
123 items.
Purchased from Sotheby & Co. and accessioned, 1966 (1966 1592ms). 36 letters purchased from John Wilson (L1250), Oxford, Eng., and accessioned, 1988 (1988 396ms). See in-house shelf list for additional accession numbers and information.
Naval historians may be interested in correspondence relating to nautical almanacs and submarine expeditions, and in Thomas Graves' account of the voyage of HMS Beagle.
This manuscript collection falls outside the geographic scope of the Early American guide (British North America and the United States before 1840). It may be of interest to scholars interested in global history, international relations, imperialism, or the U.S. in the world.
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