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Jonas Corey letters, 1863 Jan 24
File — Box: 24, Folder: 23
Identifier: MSC-364- File MSI 463
Scope and Contents
Autographed letters signed of Union Navy sailor to his sister Sarah from steam propeller USS Continental, January 24 & 25, 1863, telling of a stormy passage from New York to Key West, FL via Bermuda and the Bahamas. Recounts death and burial at sea of two sailors, conditions in Key West, including weather, free blacks, his health and sends regards to relatives.
Dates:
1863 Jan 24
Found in:
Naval War College Archives
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