Vaux, Richard to James Vaux, 1781 December 9
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | Vaux, Richard to James Vaux, 1781 December 9 | ||
| ASSOCIATED NAMES | |||
| Creator | Vaux, Richard, 1751-1790 | ||
| Recipient | Vaux, James, 1748-1842 | ||
| Creator | Vaux family | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | Letter from Richard Vaux to his brother James detailing his experience being captured at sea by privateers. Richard mentions a fever having spread amongst the crew making matters worse for their voyage, and details the decisions made by the ship's caption that ultimately led them to safety. | ||
| Note | American Philosophical Society | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Language | (eng) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Family life--18th century | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Captured at sea | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | International travel | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Buck Island (Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Vaux, Richard, 1751-1790 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Vaux, James, 1748-1842 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Vaux family | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Genre | Correspondence | ||
| Extent | 3p. | ||
| Digital Origin | Reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | Preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | 1781-12-09 | ||
| Date Captured | 2022 | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | Vaux Family papers | ||
| Call Number | Mss.Ms.Coll.73 | ||
| URL | https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.Ms.Coll.73-ead.xml | ||
| ACCESS INFORMATION | |||
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