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Letter books of the U.S.S. Saratoga, U.S.S. New Ironsides, and Pacific fleet

Title
Letter books of the U.S.S. Saratoga, U.S.S. New Ironsides, and Pacific fleet, 1858-1870.
Author
Turner, Thomas, 1808-1883.

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U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letter book 1870 Jan. 28-July 3.Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 3049 U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letter book 1870 Jan. 28-July 3.Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letter book. 1870 Feb. 26-Sept. 6Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 3049 U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letter book. 1870 Feb. 26-Sept. 6Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letter book. 1870 May 16-July 27Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 3049 U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letter book. 1870 May 16-July 27Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Detachments & orders to vessels. 1869, July 9-1870 Sept. 9Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 3049 U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Detachments & orders to vessels. 1869, July 9-1870 Sept. 9Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letter book. 1869 July 6-1870 Aug. 16Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 3049 U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letter book. 1869 July 6-1870 Aug. 16Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letter book. 1869 June 28-1870 Feb. 26Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 3049 U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letter book. 1869 June 28-1870 Feb. 26Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letter book. 1869 May 6-1870 Jan. 28Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 3049 U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letter book. 1869 May 6-1870 Jan. 28Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letters to Bureau of Navigation. 1869 July 1-1870 Sept. 5Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 3049 U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letters to Bureau of Navigation. 1869 July 1-1870 Sept. 5Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Admirals T.T. Craven & T. Turner. General Orders & Circulars. 1868-1870.Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 3049 U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Admirals T.T. Craven & T. Turner. General Orders & Circulars. 1868-1870.Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letter book. 1868 Aug. 20-1869 May 28Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 3049 U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letter book. 1868 Aug. 20-1869 May 28Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
U.S. Navy. Commodore T. Turner. Letter book. 1862-1863Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 3049 U.S. Navy. Commodore T. Turner. Letter book. 1862-1863Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
Turner, Thomas. Letter book U.S.S. Saratoga 1858-1860Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 3049 Turner, Thomas. Letter book U.S.S. Saratoga 1858-1860Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Index to Letter Books.Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 3049 U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Index to Letter Books.Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Index to letter booksMixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 3049 U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Index to letter booksSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

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Description
1.46 linear feet (15 volumes)
Summary
This collection consists of 15 volumes of letter books and indexes kept by Thomas Turner, Commander, Commodore, and Rear Admiral of the United States Navy on board the U.S.S. Saratoga, the U.S.S. New Ironsides, and various ships in the Pacific fleet. The Saratoga letter book dates from June 18, 1858 to June 22, 1860, and includes correspondence while cruising the West Indies and coast of Mexico relating to guano on Navassa Island, affairs at Tampico, relations with British and French, protection of Americans at Vera Cruz, blockade of the Mississippi River, and capture of two armed ships near Vera Cruz. The New Ironsides letter book dates from August 19, 1862 to July 6, 1863, with letters dated at Philadelphia, Newport News, and off Charleston relating to New Ironsides, her serviceability, defects in design and equipment, orders of senior officers at Newport News and of blockading squadron off Charleston, actions of H.M.S. Petrel, report on attack against Charleston, and efficiency of the ship in battle. The remaining letter books relate to the Pacific fleet, dating from August 6, 1868 to July 27, 1870, and include official correspondence on relief work after the 1868 Peru earthquake; report on defects of the Navy due to the administration of Gideon Welles; politics in Hawaii; controversy with Admiral Farragut; U. S. relations with Mexico, Central and South America; and General Orders of Admirals T. T. Craven, T. Turner, and of the Navy Department.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Letter books.
Access (note)
  • Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Call Number
MssCol 3049
OCLC
782915266
Author
Turner, Thomas, 1808-1883.
Title
Letter books of the U.S.S. Saratoga, U.S.S. New Ironsides, and Pacific fleet, 1858-1870.
Restricted Access
Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Research Call Number
MssCol 3049
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