Hergest, Richard, 1792 (Lieutenant Royal Navy)
Person
Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:
Fonds
Abstract of a report from William Gooch to the Astronomer Royal, 1791-11-17
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mm.6.48: 196
Scope and Contents
Reporting from Rio de Janeiro on problems with his instruments and with discipline on board the Daedalus; transcribed by Sir Joseph Banks.
Dates:
1791-11-17
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Journal entries, 30 November - 23 December 1791, 1791-11-30 - 1791-12-23
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/62: 2-16v
Scope and Contents
Daily tabulated log entries, beginning with explanatory remarks [RGO 14/62: 5r].
Dates:
1791-11-30 - 1791-12-23
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Journal entries, 30 November 1791 - 27 February 1792, 1791-11-30 - 1792-02-27
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/62: 22r-64v
Scope and Contents
Daily tabulated log of the voyage. Many entries include additional remarks on bird and marine life [RGO 14/62: 29v-32v], on islands sighted [RGO 14/62: 33v-34*v], and on the difficulties caused by bad weather. The Daedalus experienced severe storms during January, and shipped much water on deck. Gooch records the resulting damage and loss of provisions, noting on 13 January, for example, that a number of casks were lost overboard and the ‘decks constantly flooded’ [RGO 14/62: 41v], while on...
Dates:
1791-11-30 - 1792-02-27
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Letter from Captain William Robert Broughton to William Gooch (senior), 1794-10-16
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mm.6.48: 128-129
Scope and Contents
Vindicating the reputation of Lieutenant Hergest and informing Gooch of the execution of those people who were an accessory to the massacre.
Dates:
1794-10-16
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Letter from Nevil Maskelyne to William Gooch (senior), 1793-11-26
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mm.6.48: 108-109
Scope and Contents
Concerning the heavy percentage required of his son's money.
Dates:
1793-11-26
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Letter from Nevil Maskelyne to William Gooch (senior), 1794-01-03
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mm.6.48: 112-113
Scope and Contents
Concerning the money raised by the sale of his son's effects.
Dates:
1794-01-03
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Letter from William Gooch to his father, 1791-07-12
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mm.6.48: 44-45
Scope and Contents
Giving news of the ship and sending on the regards of Mrs and Miss Smithson. The letter includes a note written in Greek characters.
Dates:
1791-07-12
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Letter from William Gooch to his father, 1791-07
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mm.6.48: 49-50
Scope and Contents
Written immediately previous to embarkation and concerning his final preparations, his ship mates and his friendship with Lieutenant Hergest.
Dates:
1791-07
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Letter from William Gooch to his parents, 1791-06-17
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mm.6.48: 40-41
Scope and Contents
Concerning his salary, advice from William Wales on probable expenses during the voyage, his first meeting with Lieutenant Hergest, and his companions at sea.
Dates:
1791-06-17
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Letter from William Gooch to his parents, 1791-07-17
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mm.6.48: 47-48
Scope and Contents
Concerning the time of the ship's departure, and describing the companions with whom he would associate during the voyage.
Dates:
1791-07-17
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Letter from William Gooch to his parents, 1791-07-23
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mm.6.48: 51-54
Scope and Contents
Dated from Deal on route to Portsmouth, describing the Daedalus ship, the passage from Gravesend, and his friendship with Lieutenant Hergest, with mention of Hergest's entertaining accounts of places visited with Captain Cook. Gooch also discusses his attachment to Miss Smithson.
Dates:
1791-07-23
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Letter from William Gooch [to his parents], 1791-08-07
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mm.6.48: 61-62
Scope and Contents
Continuing his account of the ship's arrival into Portsmouth and describing a meeting with Mrs and Miss Smithson. The letter includes a silhouette of Rev. R. Belward of Caius College, Cambridge.
Dates:
1791-08-07
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Letter from William Gooch to his parents, 1791-08-13
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mm.6.48: 64-65
Scope and Contents
Concerning a delay at Portsmouth and his concerns that the ship would be obliged to sail without Mr Pitts who had been sent to London with the damaged watch by Earnshaw.
Dates:
1791-08-13
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Letter from William Gooch to his parents, 1791-08-17
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mm.6.48: 68-69
Scope and Contents
Concerning further delays, his need for more money to pay the expenses of his equipment, and letters to Miss Smithson, his 'little Goody Two-Shoes'.
Dates:
1791-08-17
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Letter from William Gooch to his parents, 1791-10-09 - 1791-11-06
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mm.6.48: 77-81
Scope and Contents
Written at sea, describing the 'crossing the line' ceremony performed upon crossing the equator and their touching at St. Iago (Cape Verde Islands), with a drawing of a woman of that island. Gooch also mentions his plan to publish a history of the voyage upon his return.
Dates:
1791-10-09 - 1791-11-06
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Letter from William Gooch to his parents, 1792-04-16
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mm.6.48: 86-87
Scope and Contents
Providing a short account of their passage to the Falkland Islands and a heavy storm encountered there.
Dates:
1792-04-16
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Observations in the voyage of the Daedalus, 1791 - 1792
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/63
Scope and Contents
Astronomical observations, rough calculations and notes; many pages are inverted. The volume also includes a number of rough sketches [RGO 14/63: 232v; RGO 14/63: 244v; and RGO 14/63: 377r]; a draft letter [to Lieutenant Hergest] written in English but partly using Greek script concerning a dispute about going on shore near Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, and Hergest’s accusations that Gooch ‘stole out of the ship’ without speaking to him first [RGO 14/63: 311r-312r]; translations of Polynesian...
Dates:
1791 - 1792
Conditions Governing Access:
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Sketches of islands 'discovered', rough calculations and tables, 1791 - 1792
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/62: 71*r-150v
Scope and Contents
Set of rough astronomical calculations, with tables, notes, and sketches of islands ‘discovered’; the islands are unnamed, although reference points are sometimes given, such as ‘Island A’ [RGO 14/62: 141*v], or ‘Bay at C’ [RGO 14/62: 79v]. Interspersed among the notes are occasional doodles by Gooch [RGO 14/62: 88v], [RGO 14/62: 124r], and translations of [Polynesian] words [RGO 14/62: 124r], [RGO 14/62: 126-127], [RGO 14/62: 141*v].
Some pages are inverted in the volume.
Some pages are inverted in the volume.
Dates:
1791 - 1792
Conditions Governing Access:
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