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Andrew Hull Foote correspondence
- Title
- Andrew Hull Foote correspondence, 1853-1862.
- Author
- Foote, Andrew H. (Andrew Hull), 1806-1863.
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Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 4386 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Additional Authors
- Thomas J. Taylor collection.
- Description
- .1 linear foot (1 folder)
- Summary
- Correspondence between Rear Admiral Andrew Hull Foote and various parties written between 1852 and 1862. Topics include the temperance movement, the discharge of an "impertinent" sailor, claims filed against the vessel "Martha" for seamen's wages, and Foote's book Africa and the American Flag. Also present are social invitations, and letters of congratulations, reference, and introduction. Some letters, including those relating to Africa and the American Flag, are manuscript copies.
- Subjects
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Provenance (note)
- Some material was originally received as part of the Thomas J. Taylor collection. Letters relating to Africa and the American Flag were transferred from the Preparations Division after being removed from a scrapbook of clippings. Scrapbook has been filmed; see call number *Z-1422.
- Call Number
- MssCol 4386
- OCLC
- 854684258
- Author
- Foote, Andrew H. (Andrew Hull), 1806-1863.
- Title
- Andrew Hull Foote correspondence, 1853-1862.
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Provenance
- Some material was originally received as part of the Thomas J. Taylor collection. Letters relating to Africa and the American Flag were transferred from the Preparations Division after being removed from a scrapbook of clippings. Scrapbook has been filmed; see call number *Z-1422.
- Occupation
- Sailors.
- Added Author
- Thomas J. Taylor collection.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 4386