Alcohol
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Resolution not to drink, [1868] Nov 21
Handwitten note by Alfred T. Mahan in which he decided not to drink anymore until the ship he was currently on returned to the United States and to limit himself when dining out.
U.S.S. Iroquois journal, 1868 Apr 26-1869 Sep 10
Daily journal maintained by Alfred T. Mahan while serving aboard the U.S.S. Iroquois on its tour of East Asia. In this journal, Mahan set down his personal rules of conduct which included limits on how much to drink, when to pray, and how much money to save monthly. He would then assess how well he adhered to his self-imposed rules, his work performance, and his relationships with his shipmates.
These rules can be found on the inside cover of this volume.
The title page of the volume reads as follows:
Alfred T. Mahan
Yolohama, Japan
April 25th 1868
At sea bound to Hiogo, Japan
July 5th 1868
At sea near the Paracel Islands, China Seas
January 24th 1869
Looking (nominally) for the H.I.M.S. LeMonge.
U.S.S. Iroquois journal (typed transcription), 1868 Apr 26-1869 Sep 10
This is a typewritten transcription of the journal kept by Mahan while serving on the Iroquois in Japan.