Box 13
Contains 31 Results:
Jesse D. Elliott requests, 1835 Feb 08
Manuscript documents ordering two of the best chronometers belonging to the U.S. Government for the USS Constitution, Charleston Navy Yard.
John G. Walker biography, 1959
Biography of his naval career, 1835-1907, by Frances B. Thomas; Includes excerpts from letters, memoranda sent and received, and journal entries.
Charles Wilkes letter to J. H. Stevens, 1862 Jul 14
Manuscript letter to Commander J. H. Stevens, Commanding Officer, Maratanza, regarding foregoing repairs on his ship and rendezvousing with the USS Wachusett.
Josephus Daniels letter to Thomas B. Howard, 1913 May 26
Letter to RADM Thomas B. Howard, President, Naval Examining Board, regarding receipt of papers for his file.
John A. Dahlgren letter to Lewis Warrington, 1848 Mar 9
Manuscript letter to Commodore Lewis Warrington, Chief of the Ordnance Bureau, regarding a requisition for Rocket Composition, a type of gunpowder.
Samuel F. DuPont letter to a senior officer, 1862 Mar 28
Letter to Senior Officer St. Johnson with a wartime military order written aboard his flagship, USS Wabash; DuPont wants vessels, officers and crew to return to Port Royal, SC.
George Dewey signature, 1905 Mar 31
Signature on 3” x 1 1/2” piece of paper.
Theodore Roosevelt letter to SECNAV William Moody, 1902 May 14
Letter on White House stationery to Secretary of the Navy William Moody regarding providing officers with a vessel for an expedition.
Winfield Scott Schley letter to Charles Carter, 1901
Letter to Charles Carter declining his invitation to attend the mid-winter expedition in Topeka, Kansas.
Thomas H. Moorer letter to Ghong Chi Tom, 1980 Sep 12
Letter to Ghong Chi Tom, NYC, with his comments on the recent raid in Iran to free the American hostages and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941.