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“…Topping Castle…”

Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, pp. 10, 19.

“…a stopping point for George Washington.”

The Old Mansion in Bowling Green, Virginia, will go on to play a significant role in Anarcha’s life. I’m very grateful to Steve Nicklin, a former owner of the house, who has done extensive work on the important personages who visited the property (called “Bowling Green” until the town took the name). These excerpts from Washington’s diary are from Mr. Nicklin’s work.

“…decamped for Tennessee.”

Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, pp. 15-16.

“John Maury enlisted…”

Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, pp. 22, 24-25.

“…mid-voyage death of yellow fever…”

Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, p. 30.

“…the USS Brandywine…”

Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, p. 41.

“…the basics of navigation…”

Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, p. 53.

“…the Magellanic Clouds…”

Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, p. 64,

“…dropped Lafayette in Europe…”

Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, p. 51.

“Over the next several years…”

Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, pp. 68, 76, 79, 82, 92.

“…got engaged…”

Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, p. 89.

“…named William L. Maury.”

Maury’s biography doesn’t specifically state that he encountered William L. Maury (“Lewis”)—Anarcha’s eventual owner—at this point, but no explanation is offered in any document why Lewis entered the Navy. Matthew Fontaine Maury was in the area, and would surely have visited this group of Maurys. As with his brother, it seems likely that Matthew Fontaine Maury served as an inspiration to Lewis. Their naval careers, and their interest in Anarcha, intersect later in the book.

Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, p. 85.

“…notes for a book…”

Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, p. 97.

“…the navy’s existing navigation guides…”

Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, p. 92.

“…reducing the more difficult math…”

This approximates Edgar Allen Poe’s review of the treatise that Maury eventually produced, Navigation, which anticipated the book by which Maury would be more fully known, The Physical Geography of the Sea.

“Maury’s Navigation,” Edgar Allen Poe, The Southern Literary Messenger, June 1836, p. 454.

“…intimidated his teachers…”

Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, p. 86.

“…annoyed his shipmates.”

Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, p. 344.

“…he married…”

Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, p. 101.

“…he wrote his practical guide.”

Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, p. 106.

“…Edgar Allen Poe.”

“Maury’s Navigation,” Edgar Allen Poe, The Southern Literary Messenger, June 1836, p. 454.

Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, p. 110.

“…conducted harbor surveys…”

Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, pp. 119-20.

“…promoted to lieutenant.”

Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, p. 114.

“…thrown from an overloaded carriage.”

Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, pp. 121-22.

“…fit for sea duty…”

Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, p. 124.

“During his recovery, he penned…”

Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, p. 119.