letters (correspondence)

Letter written by Alfred T. Mahan to his daughter, Helen E. Mahan wishing her a happy birthday while he was away in Newport, RI.

Letter written by Alfred T. Mahan to his daughter, Helen E. Mahan in which he provides advice on how to care for people to whom she may feel indifferent towards.

Letter written by Alfred T. Mahan to his daughter, Helen E. Mahan in which he discusses marriage.

Letter written by Alfred T. Mahan to his daughter, Helen E. Mahan in which he relates how he bruised his leg on his passage over to Queenstown (present day Cobh), Ireland, what he wishes to see while in Ireland, and what he read while traveling overseas.

Letter written by Alfred T. Mahan while in Cherbourg, France to his daughter, Helen E. Mahan. In this letter, Mahan updated Helen on his recovery from an injury and the ship's passage through the English Channel. He also expressed his interest in Helen's poetry.

Letter written by Alfred T. Mahan to his daughter, Helen E. Mahan wishing her a happy birthday while he was away in Southhampton.

Letter written by Alfred T. Mahan to his daughter, Helen E. Mahan while he was away in Southhampton. In this letter, Mahan assured Helen that he does take notice of what she writes to him in her letters, even though she told her mother she felt that he does not. He recounts some of the family events he was apprised of to prove to her his attention.

Letter written by Alfred T. Mahan addressed to his daughter, Henny (Helen E. Mahan). Mahan wrote this letter while stationed in Lisbon and talks about Helen living in her grandmother's New York residence for awhile and his impressions of Lisbon.

Letter written by Alfred T. Mahan addressed to his daughter, Hennie (Helen E. Mahan) while stationed in Barcelona. In this letter, Mahan remarked that he hadn't received letters for two weeks at this time he had quite a few letters to get through. Also included is a newspaper clipping from the 1893 Sep 20 issue of the Guardian that reviews Mahan's Life of Admiral Farragut.

Letter written by Alfred T. Mahan addressed to his daughter, Hennie (Helen E. Mahan) while in Genoa. In this letter, Mahan remarked how much he enjoys the letters that Helen sends him and his ideas for the family's home in Quogue, New York.