Private journal of an American naval officer 1872-1875 [microform].

Canberra : Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, Australian National University, [2000?]

1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

PMB18 (1 reel.)

Microfilm copy of original held by University of Hawaii Library, Honolulu.

Mason was born in New York City on May 8, 1848. He entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1864 and passed the examination for lieutenant on April 2, 1872. On September 1, 1872, he sailed from Philadelphia in the U.S.S. Omaha on a cruise to the Pacific. In Valparaiso on February 14, 1873, he transferred to the U.S.S. Pensacola, a surveying vessel. In that ship, he visited other South American ports and arrived in Hawaii on February 13, 1875. After seven months in Hawaiian waters, he returned to the United States.

Books / Microforms

English

June 01, 2002

Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia, B1065

Australian National University. Pacific Manuscripts Bureau.