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John Matthews

A voyage to the river Sierra-Leone, on the coast of Africa; containing an account of the trade and productions of the country, and of the civil and religious customs and manners of the people; in a series of letters to a friend in England. By John Matthews, Lieutenant in the Royal Navy; during his residence in that country in the years 1785, 1786, and 1787. With an additional letter on the subject of the African slave trade. Also, a chart of part of the coast of Africa, from Cape St. Ann, to the River Rionoonas; with a view of the Island Bananas.

London: Printed for B. White and Son, at Horace’s Head Fleet-Street; and J. Sewell, Cornhill, 1788.
A voyage to the river Sierra-Leone, on the coast of Africa; containing an account of the trade and productions of the country, and of the civil and religious customs and manners of the people; in a series of letters to a friend in England. By John Matthews, Lieutenant in the Royal Navy; during his residence in that country in the years 1785, 1786, and 1787. With an additional letter on the subject of the African slave trade. Also, a chart of part of the coast of Africa, from Cape St. Ann, to the River Rionoonas; with a view of the Island Bananas. Library Average
Circulation records from 1793-1799 are lost.
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Borrower Name Volume Date Out Date In Fine Transcribed
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John D. Mercier8/19/17898/24/1789Matthews's VoyageSelf
Daniel Crommelin Verplanck9/11/17899/14/1789Matthews's VoyageSelf
Michael Fullam10/30/178911/6/1789Mathews Voyage
Robert R. LivingstonVolume 111/18/178911/23/1789Matthews Voyage
Robert R. LivingstonVolume 111/18/178911/23/1789Matthew's Voyage
William Cock11/30/178912/23/17896pMatthews Voyage
Andrew Van Tuyl12/23/178912/30/1789Matthew's VoyageSelf
Anthony L. Bleecker3/24/17903/26/1790Matthews Voyage
Daniel Crommelin Verplanck4/19/17904/30/1790Matthew's Voyage
Ann Pierce4/30/17905/3/1790Matthews Voyage
John Watts5/10/17905/17/1790Matthew's Voyage
William Rhinelander7/12/17908/5/1790Matthews Voyage
Frederick Rhinelander7/12/17907/12/1790Matthew's Voyage
Patrick Murdoch10/19/179010/20/1790Matthews Voyage
Solomon Saltus12/18/179012/22/1790Matthew's Voyage
Garrett Abeel12/31/17901/3/1791Matthews Voyage
Catharine Bradford1/18/17911/25/1791Matthews Voyage
Walter W. Heyer8/5/17918/10/1791Matthews Voyages
Robert R. LivingstonVolume 112/15/179112/19/1791Matthews Voyage
Robert Hunter1/14/17921/18/1792Matthews Voyage
John Daniel GrossVolume 11/18/17921/19/1792Matthew Voyage
Robert Watts1/20/17923/7/17922pMatthew
William Armstrong1/26/17921/27/1792Matthews Voyages
Samuel Ward1/27/17921/28/1792Matthew's Voyage
William Thomas4/20/17924/21/1792Matthews Voyage
John Moore1/7/18011/21/1801Matthews Voyage
Robert R. Randall2/14/18012/19/1801Matthews Voyage
William M. Ross4/21/18014/30/1801Matthews Voyage
Peter Van Tuyl4/9/18034/13/1803Matthews Voyage
Henry Remsen, Jr.10/1/180410/8/1804Matthews Voyage
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