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Journal, U.S.S. Brandywine
Contents Note: Contains observations on weather, condition of ship, court martials, punishments, shipwreck and ships encountered, description of coastlines, seaports and cities visited and accounts of contacts and social life of the officers on board ship and ashore. Included are also lists of officers, accounts, a copied poem, a quit claim and a memorandum of a journey to San Jose, Costa Rica in 1857.
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1839-1841 |
| Box 1, Folder 2 |
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Journal, U.S.S. Jamestown and U.S.S. Shore Ship Relief
Contents Note: Contains factual records of cruises including dates, locations and distances. Remaining notations concern accounts, lists of officers, goods sent and a wine list, as well as several copied poems, and miscellaneous items.
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1847-1852 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Journal, U.S.S. Constellation
Contents Note: Contains personal observations, political and diplomatic information. Mentioned are contacts with dignitaries and consuls, a reception at the court of the King of Portugal, and political and war related matters.
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1862-1863 |
| Box 1, Folder 4 |
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Commissions
4 items
Contents Note: Commissions to lieutenant, commander, commodore, and rear admiral, signed by Presidents Jackson, Pierce, Lincoln, and Johnson. Located in oversize.
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1833-1866 |
| Box 1, Folder 5 |
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Appointment notices of commissions
3 items
Contents Note: Notices refer to commissions of lieutenant and commander.
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1833-1856 |
| Box 1, Folder 6 |
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Bound Typescript, "U.S.S. Constellation - Painted in Naples in 1862 by Tomaso de Simone - Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Verney"
Contents Note: An apparently unpublished history of the ship and Henry Knox Thatcher's career highlights. Also includes the provenance and brief description of de Simone's painting.
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| Box 1, Folder 7 |
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Photographs, U.S.S. Constellation
Contents Note: Sheet of 4 photographs of the painting and CD disk containing digital versions of the photographs.
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