Journal and Notebooks
Williams produced at least four journals or notebooks in addition to Sporting Sketches during a Short Stay in Hindustane. The original copies can be viewed at three libraries:
Journal (21 October 1821 – 4 July 1822) recording his day-to-day activities during the eight-month period before the fatal drowning accident on 8 July 1822 is part of the Special Manuscript Collection at the British Library, London (Add. 36622).
Notebook (circa. 1819 – 1822) containing many sketches, botanical specimens, fragments of poems, and one particular pencil portrait that might be of Shelley is now part of the Donald Prell Collection of Edward John Trelawny at the Honnold/Mudd Special Collections at the Libraries of the Claremont Colleges, Claremont, California. http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=/joe
Notebook (28 May – 2 June 1819) recording his travels on the continent with his friends and family, manuscript in the Pforzheimer Collection at the New York Public Library (call number S’ANA 0399)
Journal (18 April - 2 December 1807) Holograph manuscript Log of HMS Superb in the Pforzheimer Collection (call number S'ANA 0153)
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