Notebook of Henry Tracey, 1933
Scope and Contents
Twenty-three prints of a notebook, including sketches, describing a visit to South Africa on H.M.S. 'Melville' in 1838.
Dates
- Creation: 1933
Creator
- Tracey, Henry, 1840 (surgeon) (Person)
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Biographical / Historical
Henry Tracey (d. 1840) was born circa 1804, the son of George Tracey (d. 1826), an innkeeper, and his wife Grace, née Pellow (d. 1855). He was baptised in Uffculme Dissenting Chapel, Devon, on 23 October 1806, and spent his early life in Devon and Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire. Tracey was assistant ship’s surgeon on, successively, the 'Cadmus', (1831), 'Donegal' (1832), 'San Josef' (1834), 'Pluto', a steam yacht (1835), and 'Malabar' (1836). His last posting was on the 'Melville' (1837), which was involved in the 1st Opium War, 1839-1842. Tracey died unmarried on 25 September 1840 while at sea off Chusan, China Coast.
Extent
1 folder(s) (1 folder) : photograph
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
MSS 5
Other Finding Aids
Donald H. Simpson, ed., 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society' (London, 1975), p. 114.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The prints were taken from originals collected by Dr J.G. Gubbins in 1932 in his attempts to restore the Library of the University of the Witwatersrand, which had been destroyed by fire that year. They were presented to the R.C.S. by the University of the Witwatersrand Library Appeal Committee, 1933.
Bibliography
General
This collection level description was created by RAS using information from Donald Simpson's R.C.S. catalogue.
Originator(s)
Tracey, Henry, d 1840, surgeon
Finding aid date
2004-01-27 15:19:46+00:00
Geographic
Repository Details
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