Adventures En Route to Portugal
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Adventures En Route to Portugal
Description
Smith relates his adventures on the way to Lisbon as well as the state of relations between Portual and its neighbors Spain and France.
year created
1797
month created
08
day created
24
author
sent from location
Lisbon, Portugal
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
in image
note
Cited in Pickering to Smith, 12/03/1797.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Timothy Pickering
William Loughton Smith
Commodore Papin
Privateers
Old Regime
Comptroller or Auditory of the Navy
Admiral Nelson
Secretary of State
the Pinto
Mr. Bulkeley [?]
Brazil men
notable location
Lisbon, Portugal
the Orient
West Indies
London
Philadelphia
Holland
notable item/thing
passage of 27 days from the Capes near the western isles
ships of war
English colors
Concord, frigate of 44 guns
French [language]
cabin
my passport
utmost politeness
French vessels
sugar
tea
bon voyage
:Portuguese squadron
great quay
shipping
navigation
vast number of boats
Spanish ships
fleet
attack on Teneriffe
engagement with the fort
house
weather
war with France
French privateers
army
invasion of the city
frontiers
English paper
notable phrase
The government appears apprehensive of a war with Spain and is raising troops for the defense of the country.
document number
1797082440001
page start
1
number of pages
4
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | KAB13 (4 pages) | Collection: Robert Oliver Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Microfilm: James McHenry Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Loughton Smith | Lisbon, Portugal | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Timothy Pickering | [unknown] | [n/a] |