Manila folder labelled 'Crocker/Crozer'

Containers:: Box 4 (MS Acc22.020)
Component identifier:: File 59
Content Summary:: This folder contains photocopied extracts from numerous books and newspapers in the hope of shedding light on the identity of Captain Crocker, skipper of the Nancy out of Boston. Contains a 5-page letter from Linda B. MacIver, Reference Department, Social Sciences Department, Boston Public Library, to Edward Duyker, dated 13 July 2010; Crocker is believed to have named the island Kosrae (now part of the Federated States of Micronesia) 'Strong Island', in honour of Caleb Strong, 6th and 10th governor of Massachusetts;
Immediate source of acquisition:: This collection was acquired from Edward Duyker in multiple instalments from 1996 to 2022.

Access and use

Parent Restrictions:: Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1391827).
Parent Terms of Access:: Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Location of this collection:: National Library of Australia

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Canberra ACT 2600, Australia