Luce, John Proctor, 1827-1869 : Private journals

The microfilm comprises six journals (1852-1867), copy of typescript letter (1840) and `Pilgrimage to Jerusalem' by Luce (7-13 Oct 1841)

The journals are described as private journals; vols 1-4 covering 1852 to 1863 and Luce's service including Portsmouth, Karatch Bay, Malta, Cape Coast, Sierra Leone and Dahomey

Luce writes of his service in New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific in volumes 5 and 6. Volume 5 (1864-1866) includes an index of contents, notes and clippings and detailed descriptions of the `Esk' being at Auckland, going to Tauranga, the East Coast and Poverty Bay, Wellington, New Hebrides, Fiji and Sydney, with descriptions of cattle trade, a journey to Wanganui. Also includes lists of letters written and sent, and received, readable books in the ship's library and of `Officers and dates of dining with me'. Volume 6 (1866-1867), which is described as a very rough notebook, includes a photograph of Luce (1865) and clippings and covers the `Esk' being in Auckland, Thames, Norfolk Island, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Fiji, Tonga and the Friendly Islands. Includes description of a trip round and up the Waikato River and a cruise from Thames to Wellington.

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Luce served with the Royal Navy from 1840; these journals cover the period 1852 to 1867 and include time served on the `Esk' in New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific

Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s). 0.02 Linear Metres.

Finding Aids: The Back file includes a printout of the contents of the microfilm.

Provenance: Originals presented to the Royal Anthropolgical Institute in Sep 1970 by Luce's great-grandson, John Reid; this copy was made for the library.

Photograph of Luce at beginning of volume 6