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John T. Hawkins Navy memorandum book

Title
John T. Hawkins Navy memorandum book, 1861-1864.
Author
Hawkins, John T.

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Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 1358Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

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.1 linear foot (1 volume)
Summary
Memorandum book of John T. Hawkins, 2nd Assistant Engineer, U. S. Navy, containing an "Account of the principal occurrences during the voyages of the Pensacola," U. S. sloop-of-war on which he served from September 1, 1861 to September 10, 1863; his testimony before the Congressional Committee on Steam Machinery, February 23-24, 1864, comparing general proportions of the Pensacola with those of the Iroquois and Monongahela; a comparison of the theoretical and actual performance of the engines of the Pensacola; notes on steam engineering, including notes on the U. S. S. Brooklyn, Niagara, Minnesota, Iroquois, Roanoke, Mattabessett, and U. S. gun boat Wissahickon.
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Memorandums.
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Call Number
MssCol 1358
OCLC
776150741
Author
Hawkins, John T.
Title
John T. Hawkins Navy memorandum book, 1861-1864.
Restricted Access
Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Research Call Number
MssCol 1358
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