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  <titleInfo>
    <title>William Bell Clark collection, 1770-1950 (bulk 1770-1794)</title>
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  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>Clark, William Bell</namePart>
    <namePart type="date">1889-1968</namePart>
    <role>
      <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm>
    </role>
  </name>
  <typeOfResource collection="yes" manuscript="yes">mixed material</typeOfResource>
  <originInfo>
    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
  </originInfo>
  <language>
    <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</languageTerm>
  </language>
  <physicalDescription>
    <extent>170</extent>
    <extent>1</extent>
    <extent>0.4</extent>
  </physicalDescription>
  <abstract>Papers and records relating to British and American naval operations during the American Revolution.  Includes logs from HMS Fowey (Sloop of war), HMS Kingfisher (Sloop of war), HMS Liverpool (Warship), HMS Roebuck (Warship), and the USS Wasp (Schooner); records of the USS Lexington (Brig); correspondence of Benjamin Franklin; papers of or relating to Capt. John Young; copies of other letters, newspaper clippings, and orders; and speech and article written by Clark.</abstract>
  <note>Open to research.</note>
  <note>Chiefly photocopies of typewritten transcripts made from originals in various repositories. [S.l.].</note>
  <note>Naval historian.</note>
  <note>Collection material in English.</note>
  <note>Forms part of: Naval Historical Foundation collection.</note>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Franklin, Benjamin</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">1706-1790</namePart>
    </name>
    <topic>Correspondence</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Young, John</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">-1781</namePart>
    </name>
  </subject>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="corporate">
      <namePart>Great Britain.</namePart>
      <namePart>Royal Navy</namePart>
    </name>
    <topic>History</topic>
    <temporal>18th century</temporal>
  </subject>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="corporate">
      <namePart>United States.</namePart>
      <namePart>Continental Navy.</namePart>
    </name>
  </subject>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="corporate">
      <namePart>Fowey (Sloop of war)</namePart>
    </name>
  </subject>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="corporate">
      <namePart>Kingfisher (Sloop of war)</namePart>
    </name>
  </subject>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="corporate">
      <namePart>Lexington (Brig : 1777)</namePart>
    </name>
  </subject>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="corporate">
      <namePart>Liverpool (Warship)</namePart>
    </name>
  </subject>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="corporate">
      <namePart>Roebuck (Warship)</namePart>
    </name>
  </subject>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="corporate">
      <namePart>Wasp (Schooner)</namePart>
    </name>
  </subject>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>Ship's papers</topic>
    <temporal>18th century</temporal>
  </subject>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <geographic>United States</geographic>
    <topic>History</topic>
    <temporal>Revolution, 1775-1783</temporal>
    <topic>British forces</topic>
  </subject>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <geographic>United States</geographic>
    <topic>History</topic>
    <temporal>Revolution, 1775-1783</temporal>
    <topic>Naval operations</topic>
  </subject>
  <subject authority="itoamc">
    <occupation>Naval historians</occupation>
  </subject>
  <identifier type="lccn">mm 70053256</identifier>
  <accessCondition type="restrictionOnAccess">Open to research.</accessCondition>
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