[Diaries], 1776-1788
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Description
- Title
- [Diaries], 1776-1788
- Creator
- Blagden, Charles, Sir, 1748-1820
- Abstract
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Manuscript, in a single hand, consisting primarily of scientific and travel notes. The manuscript begins with Blagden's notes during his service as a surgeon in the army during the American Revolutionary War between 1776 and 1780. Stationed in the Carolinas and in Virginia, Blagden reports extensively on the temperature and weather as well as on the movements of troops; information about ships captured and officers killed both in the British and Continental armies; and the outcomes of battles both in his vicinity and elsewhere in North America. He also records disputes with other hospital administrators about how to tend or house the sick, and dines with various generals. In 1777, he gives an account of Native Americans in the town in which he is staying. Throughout, he also records many observations about local birds and fish, including plover, mackerel, and trout
After his return to England, the diaries record Blagden's travels through England and France, where he describes the scenery and landscapes of numerous towns and visits and dines with acquaintances. At Sutton, he describes the inns in town; in France, he visits M. de Milliere's cabinet of minerals; elsewhere, he discusses politics during dinner and gossips about members of the Academy. One diary, dated 1786 and labeled "visit to France," consists entirely of records of experiments with water solutions
- Description
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Sir Charles Blagden (1748-1820), was a physician and secretary of the Royal Society. In 1772, he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society. In 1776 he became a surgeon in the army and served on a hospital ship during the American Revolutionary War. In 1784 he was elected one of the secretaries of the Royal Society, a post he held till 1797. He died, unmarried and childless, of apoplexy in 1820.
In English. - Provenance
- For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
- Extent
- 3 boxes.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been partially digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Osborn fc16
- Container / Volume
- 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
- Diaries
- Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
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United States.
France
Great Britain
England
United States - Subject (Name)
- Blagden, Charles, Sir, 1748-1820.
- Subject (Topic)
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Birds
Science
History
Travelers' writings, English
Description and travel
Intellectual life
Social life and customs
Personal narratives, British - Subjects
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Blagden, Charles, Sir, 1748-1820
Birds > United States
Science > France > History > 18th century
Science > Great Britain > History > 18th century
Travelers' writings, English
England > Description and travel
France > Description and travel
Great Britain > Intellectual life > 18th century
Great Britain > Social life and customs > 18th century
United States > Description and travel
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Personal narratives, British
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Sir Charles Blagden, Diaries. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 7041832
- Object ID (OID)
- 2038194
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