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035    (OCoLC)ocn702244708
035    (eslosb)osb02001856
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100 1  Davy, F. |q(Frederick)
245 10 Letters January 1773, |f1773-1777.
300    1 |fv. (ca. 300 p.) ; |c21 x 14 cm.
336    unspecified |2rdacontent
337    unspecified |2rdamedia
338    unspecified |2rdacarrier
520    Manuscript letterbook containing copies of Davy family correspondence, primarily letters from and to the Reverend Charles Davy's youngest son Frederick during his journey to India and China. Frederick's letters describe is long voyage to India, including a stop in "disagreeable dirty" Madeira; his first impressions of life in Madras and Calcutta, with particular attention to European society, relations between Europeans and Indians, and the scenic beauty of India; and his first attempts to "make his fortune" and obtain employment in India. His later letters are concerned with his position as the purser and "supercargo" of a trading vessel owned by Charles Crofts and his first voyage to Cochin China by way of Goa.
520    Other topics include Frederick's purchase of a personal slave "without any scruple of conscience;" the unsociability of Dutch settlements; and news of "the American war" and the Americans' "many friends in this country."
520    Reverend Davy's letters to Frederick contain family and personal news; lists of items sent by the family to Frederick; discussion of Frederick's mercantile plans and prospects; and moral and religious advice. The volume also contains copies of letters from other family members and several letters from Charles Croft to Charles Davy, sending news of his son.
561    For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
500    "Morning Prayer" and "Evening Prayer" on p. 350-353.
500    Chronological index to letters, p. 355-357.
500    Annotated on recto of front flyleaf with genealogical information concerning the Davy family and information on the order of the letter copies.
500    Other ms. annotations on flyleaves.
500    Tipped in to front pastedown: ALS from Frederic Davy to Charles Davy, 1773 Jul 12.
500    Tipped in to back pastedown: ALS from George Davy to Charles Davy, 1775 Jan 3.
500    Back endpaper signed on recto: "Theodore G. Gleichman. Rotterdam."
500    Binding: contemporary reversed full calf.
524    F. Davy, Letters. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
600 10 Crofts, Charles.
600 10 Davy, C. |q(Charles), |d1755?-1836.
600 10 Davy, Charles, |d1722-1797.
600 30 Davey family.
610 20 East India Company.
650  0 British |zIndia.
650  0 Seafaring life.
650  0 Slavery |zIndia.
650  0 Travelers' writings, English.
651  0 China |xCommerce |zGreat Britain.
651  0 China |xDescription and travel.
651  0 Vietnam, Southern |xDescription and travel.
651  0 Great Britain |xCommerce |zChina.
651  0 Great Britain |xCommerce |zIndia.
651  0 Great Britain |xCommerce |y18th century.
651  0 India |xCommerce |zGreat Britain.
651  0 India |xDescription and travel.
651  0 India |xHistory |yBritish occupation, 1765-1947.
651  0 India |xSocial life and customs.
651  0 Madeira (Madeira Islands) |xDescription and travel.
651  0 Malabar Coast (India) |xCommerce.
651  0 Malabar Coast (India) |xDescription and travel.
651  0 United States |xHistory |yRevolution, 1776-1783 |xForeign public opinion, British.
852    Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT
856 41  |3View a selection of digital images in the Beinecke Library's Digital Images Online database |uhttp://beinecke.library.yale.edu/dl_crosscollex/callnumSRCHXC.asp?WC=N&SS=N&CN=Osborn_c594
902    Beinecke Library |bLSF- BEINECKE >>  Osborn c594|DELIM|7598223
907    2005-08-08T15:26:38.000Z