Two sheets from a journal 1782-3 and copies of two poems, both items in the hand of James Scott

SAFE/DLMSQ 48

fonds

April 1782-28 June 1783

944656

Microfilm : CY 3614

1 volume of textual material - manuscript, 3 leaves folded, 2 pages loose - 31 cm.

Though the authorship of the journal entries is not stated, a close comparison of the handwriting and style of entry, with that of Scott in DLMSQ 43, suggests that both the poems and the journal pages are in his hand. This is supported by the fact that these manuscripts arrived inside the case of DLMSQ 43, as part of the Dixson bequest

The poems one of which is by Whitchurch, commemorate Rodney's defeat of the French Fleet off Dominica April 12, 1782

Samuel Whitchurch of Bath was a verse writer of the 18th and early 19th centuries. The British Museum Catalogue distinguishes this Samuel Whitchurch from another of the same name by calling him Samuel Whitchurch of Bath

Journal entries:

List of warships, April 1782; and journal entries for August-22 November 1782 and 25 February-28 June 1783

Poems:

'- The Acquisition On Britannia Triumphant', dated 'Diomede off New York 1st of October 1782'. Manuscript copy of a poem by Samuel Whitchurch of Bath

'Rodneys Victory', manuscript copy

Contents list available in the Mitchell Library Reading Room -

Information transferred from Dixson Manuscript Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012.

Transferred from DLSPENCER 379