Received: from ultra1.dreamscape.com by pppmail.appliedtheory.com (8.6.12/3.1.090690-Applied Theory Communications) id SAA00627; Wed, 9 Jul 1997 18:03:16 -0400 From: [log in to unmask] Received: from bureau6.utcc.utoronto.ca (bureau6.utcc.utoronto.ca [128.100.132.16]) by ultra1.dreamscape.com (8.8.5/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA17131 for <[log in to unmask]>; Wed, 9 Jul 1997 18:01:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: from w.ic-public.utoronto.ca ([128.100.46.66]) by bureau6.utcc.utoronto.ca with SMTP id <159945(3)>; Wed, 9 Jul 1997 18:00:03 -0400 Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 18:00:29 -0400 To: [log in to unmask] cc: [log in to unmask] Subject: hospital ships in and about New York state Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> X-X-Sender: [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII I am an historian writing a history of hospital ships from around the world. I am also the founder of Hospital Ship International (H.S.I.). I have the following research requests for assistance and I hope that you know of sources,institutions,persons who can help me directly and specifically,viz.: 1) What documentation exists on the British prison hopsital ships for the American Revolutionary War? I have come across a fascinating 1780's printed long poem on the horrors of these British hospital ships and I know that N.Y.H.S.collections have scattered references to them perhaps the most famous being the former 64 gun Jersey. 2) What similar materials,etc... exists on all New York City floating hospitals? In particular where are the archives and primary records of the St.John's Floating Hospital sponsored by St.John's Guild? I have not been able to trace any of the primary/archival materials only scattered reports in N.Y.State Library in Albany,N.Y. and N.Y.P.L. catalogues. 3) What records primary especially and illustrations of any and all kinds exist to document New York State's and N.Y.City's U.S.Sanitary Commission hospital ships during the civil War? N.Y.P.L. has apparently mother lode but what about other N.Y.C.and state record depositories? What about pictures,photos,newspaper illustrations of these vessels such as the St.Mark and Euturpe(spelling?) 4) What materials may exist in N.Y.City Museum and/or Port Archives(?) for World War I to date re smaller ambulance boats employed by either U.S.Navy and/or Army for local marine ambulance services? 5) What state hospital boats existed prior to 1914? I believe that in 1913 the State legislature in Albany passed(?) a member's bill for furnishing such vessels,barges,boats. Tx all, John Gilinsky P.O.Box 481,Station P, Toronto,Ontario M5S 2T1 Canada