Journal of George Henry Seymour, 1846-1847
- Bib ID:
- 8037296
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Seymour, George Henry, 1818-1869
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. MS 10485 copy
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [between 1846 and 1847]
- 0.03 m (1 volume)
- Summary:
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Journal of Vice-Admiral George Henry Seymour, Captain of HMS Carysfort, who conveyed Sir Charles Augustus Fitzroy, the 10th Governor of the Colony of New South Wales and his family from England to Australia on the HMS Carysfort in 1846. The journal describes events of the journey, the reception upon arrival, Fitzroy's immediate investiture as Governor and descriptions of Sydney including a visit to the prisons. The journal also describes the onward voyage a month later from Sydney to New Zealand where Seymour records his impressions of Auckland and encounters with Maoris.
- Biography/History:
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George Henry Seymour (1818-69), MP for County Antrim, 1865-9, was descended from of a distinguished line of seafarers. His grandfather, Lord Hugh Seymour (1759-1801), his father, Sir George Francis Seymour (1787-1870), and his father-in-law, Sir George Cranfield Berkeley (1753-1818), were all admirals of the Royal Navy. He was a Royal Navy officer who was promoted to Rear-Admiral in 1863, served as a Third Naval Lord between 1866 and 1868, and became Vice-Admiral in 1869. He served in China at the end of the First Opium War, then commanded his father’s flagship at the North American and West Indies station, and subsequently served in the Baltic during the Crimean War. He was given command of HMS Carysfort, a sixth-rate sailing frigate of the Royal Navy in 1845, and served in the Pacific until 1848. It was during this time that he produced this journal.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference number: MS 10485.
- 51 pages in manuscript, Seymour's annotation on front end paper signed and dated on the day of departure. Burgundy morocco boards, tooled borders, original marbled end papers, heavy brass clasp (key not present) and measuring approximately 13 x 18.5 x 14.5 cm.
- MS 10485 copy Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3234352279
- Subject:
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- Seymour, George Henry, 1818-1869 -- Diaries
- FitzRoy, Charles Augustus, Sir, 1796-1858
- Carysfort (Ship)
- Great Britain. Navy -- Officers -- Diaries
- Navies -- Officers -- Diaries
- Sailors -- Great Britain -- Diaries
- Voyages and travels
- Sydney (N.S.W.) -- Social conditions -- 1788-1851
- New South Wales -- Politics and government -- 1788-1851
- Auckland (N.Z.) -- Social conditions
- Time Coverage:
- 1846-1847
- Occupation:
- Naval officers
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- Copying permitted for research purposes.
- Copyright:
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- Literary Dramatic Musical
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