Stanbury collection

Document detailing the story of Robert Fitzroy's hand picked crew for the Beagle and the difficulty of retaining a full complement of men. It includes an outline of the posts and duties of warrant officers - bosun, carpenter and his team, armourer or blacksmith etc together with details of the technical staff - cooper, sailmaker, ropemaker, cooks and stewards etc. It describes their daily routine on board and the conditions in which they worked, fed and slept. Text on Mr Syms Covington's Beagle Diary 1831-6. He was assigned to help Darwin.