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Size | 2 items |
Abstract | James Fountain Heustis (died 1891) of Cahaba, Ala., was a surgeon in the United States navy. The collection includes books kept by Heustis as surgeon on the "John Adams," including notes on weather, work, the ship's position, prescriptions, quarterly reports of cases of illness on board, medical notes, poems, and notes on church history. The logbooks were kept while Heustis's ship was stationed near Norfolk, Va., at sea, and cruising off the west coast of Africa. |
Creator | Heustis, James Fountain, d. 1891. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, May 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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James Fountain Heustis (died 1891) of Cahaba, Ala., was a surgeon in the United States navy. He was married first to Anita Watson and later to Rachel Lyons of Columbia, S.C.
Back to TopThe collection includes books kept by James Fountain Heustis as United States navy surgeon on the "John Adams," including notes on weather, work, the ship's position, prescriptions, quarterly reports of cases of illness on board, medical notes, poems, and notes on church history. The logbooks were kept while Heustis's ship was stationed near Norfolk, Va., at sea, and cruising off the west coast of Africa.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Original finding aid |
Volume 1: Ship's logbook, 1851-1853Restriction: Photocopying not permitted. |
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Folder 2 |
Volume 2: Ship's logbook, 1851-1853Restriction: Photocopying not permitted. |
Folder 3 |
Typed transcription of Volume 1, pages 1-33 |
Folder 4 |
Typed transcription of Volume 1, pages 34-66 |
Folder 5 |
Typed transcription of Volume 1, pages 67-97 |