Letter from William Gooch to his parents, 1791-07-23
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
Creator
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Extent
4 folio(s) (4 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Original geographic information
Brockdish [destination]
Original geographic information
Deal [origination]
Original geographic information
Gravesend [subject]
Original geographic information
Portsmouth [subject]
Finding aid date
2012-12-18 10:12:48+00:00
- Brockdish
- Cook, James, 1728 - 1779 (Captain, Royal Navy explorer)
- Daedalus, store ship (fl 1791-1792)
- Deal
- Gooch, Sarah, 1817 (mother of astronomer, William Gooch) (Recipient)
- Gooch, William, 1817 (father of astronomer, William Gooch) (Recipient)
- Gravesend
- Hergest, Richard, 1792 (Lieutenant Royal Navy)
- Portsmouth
- Smithson, Sally, 1771 (sweetheart of astronomer, William Gooch)
Creator
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