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Collection of letters and papers of Rear Admiral James Burney, 1762-1821.

BIB_ID
284497
Accession number
MA 38.1-50
Display Date
1762-1821.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1905.
Description
1 v. (50 items), bound ; ill. ; 33.3 cm.
Notes
James Burney was an English naval officer and circumnavigator with Captain James Cook.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from Quaritch in July 1905.
Summary
A collection of the correspondence and papers of James Burney; consisting of 33 autograph letters, 3 autograph signatures and 9 documents; 7 of the letters are written by James Burney; the rest of the collection are letters and documents to Captain Burney or pertaining to Captain Burney. Items in the collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see related records for more information.