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William Gunter: Naval Chaplain's Journals 1864-70

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9427

Scope and Contents

William Gunter (1838-1901), Royal Naval chaplain (1864-81), Rector of Abberton (1888-1901). He served on HMS Egmont in South America in 1864 and 1867, to which years two of the journals relate; the third volume relates to service in home port (1870). 3 Volumes; Lett's Diary for 1864, 1867, 1870, intermittent entries. [1] 8 OCT 1864 - 31 DEC 1864. [2] 1 JAN 1867 - 31 DEC 1867 (with letter from KATIE WARD (niece) [3] 1 JAN 1870 - 28 NOV 1870 (brief entries).

Dates

  • Creation: 1867-1870

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 collection

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

purchased 1997

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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