Captain Daniel Woodriff R.N. C. B. of His Majesty's Ship Calcutta 1756-1842
Cox, M. E1993
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Biography of Captain Daniel Woodriff. Born in the West Country England, naval captain, son of Comfrey Woodriff R. N. Woodriff received a land grant in what is now Penrith, which he named Rodley Farm. Woodriff had a distinguished naval career
Main title:
Captain Daniel Woodriff R.N. C. B. of His Majesty's Ship Calcutta 1756-1842 / By Margaret E. Cox
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Imprint:
Glebe : Fast Books, 1993
Collation:
144 p. portraits paintings
Contents:
Prologue - Deptford, 1762 - The youngest servant in the British Navy - Women and children at sea - The Royal Hospital School, Est. 1694, for the Sons of Seamen killed in action - Destiny - From the North Sea to the West Indies - Asia - The Dependance - HMS Endymion - Circumnavigating the Globe, 1791-1792 - A little Dunkirk - Again to take up his sword and his cutlass - Preparation - The Culcutta - Rio De Janairo - Cape Town - Port Phillip, 1803 - Port Jackson, 1803 - The Irish rebellion - Action with the Rocheford Squadron - Prisoners of war - Intrepid - Jamaica - Tragedy - The grant in NSW - Introduction of steam - The family - The Royal Hospital Greenwich - Epilogue - Bibliography
Language:
English
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BRN:
86019
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