Hartford (Ship)

Letter to Mrs. Farragut regarding preparations for the Battle of Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864, from the USS Hartford.

Letter, May 1, 1862, from David Farragut to General Benjamin F. Butler. Written on board the Hartford off New Orleans, Louisiana and relating to the capture of the city.

Letter to Thomas H. Stevens, CO, USS Oneida, requesting information regarding a communication from the Bureau of Ordnance.

Books and manuals on naval topics, 1837-1918; correspondence, including letterbook, 1904-1915 and letters sent and received, 1902-1906, 1922-1925, 1930-1931, and 1936; Pamphlets and newspapers on naval topics, 1908-1945; photographs of ships and crew 1893-1918; Miscellany, including certificates, postcards, maps and scrapbook, 1895-1920, documenting Seller's career in the Navy as Chief Yeoman, 1887-1922.Two scrapbooks of personal and official papers; pamphlets and printed ephemera.

Entries of watch, quarter and station bills of the 14 gun ship attached to the Pacific Squadron, with Capt. James H. Gillis, CO.