letters (correspondence)

Letter written by Alfred T. Mahan addressed to his daughter, Helen E. Mahan wishing her a Merry Christmas from his station in Villefranche, France.

Letter written by Alfred T. Mahan addressed to his daughter, Helen E. Mahan while in Villefranche, France. In this letter, Mahan detailed where his ship will be traveling to next and writes about some of the acquaintances he met.

Letter written by Alfred T. Mahan addressed to his daughter, Helen E. Mahan while in Naples. In this letter, Mahan asks Helen to let her mother know that he is sending his manuscript on Nelson to New York.

Letter written by Alfred T. Mahan addressed to his daughter, Henny (Helen E. Mahan). Mahan wrote this letter while in Alexandretta, Syria and explains the ships travels to their current post and how a sailor woke him to view the morning star one day. Enclosed in this letter is a copy of a black and white ink drawing of "Tarsus, Asia Minor, (The Birthplace of St. Paul.).

Letter written by Alfred T. Mahan to his daughter, Helen E. Mahan in which he remarks upon the death of Helen's grannie.

Letter written by Alfred T. Mahan to his daughter, Helen E. Mahan in which he remarks upon his one year anniversary aboard the Chicago.

Letter written by Alfred T. Mahan to his daughter, Helen E. Mahan while in Gravesend. In this letter Mahan remarked upon the amount of writing he needs to do and his most recent experiences abroad.

Letter written by Alfred T. Mahan to his daughter, Helen E. Mahan while in Antwerp. In this letter Mahan described his experiences while traveling.

Letter written by Alfred T. Mahan to his daughter, Helen E. Mahan while in Antwerp. In this letter Mahan described how mosquitoes kept him from writing to her sooner and his impressions of Antwerp.

Letter written by Alfred T. Mahan to his daughter, Helen E. Mahan while in Antwerp wishing her a happy early 21st birthday.