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William Ronckendorff papers.
- Title
- William Ronckendorff papers.
- Author
- Ronckendorff, William, 1812-1891
- Publication
- 1844-1896.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding aid
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| Status | Container | 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. | box 1 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 2617 box 1 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Description
- .21 linear feet (1 box)
- Summary
- William Ronckendorff (1812-1891) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was an American naval officer. He joined the U.S. Navy as midshipman in 1832 (passed 1838), and was commissioned Lieutenant in 1843, Commander in June 1861, and Captain in 1866, retiring as Commodore in 1874. The William Ronckendorff papers, 1844-1896, chiefly contain naval orders and instructions documenting his service from 1859 to his retirement in 1874. Most items date from the Civil War, pertaining to his command of U.S. Ships Water Witch, San Jacinto, Ticonderoga, Powhatan, Monadnock, and Tonawanda. Ronckendorff's letter of November 21, 1862 to Gideon Welles (copy) describes his attempt to track the C.S.S. Alabama at Martinique; there are also instructions for the Monadnock on the James River at the fall of Richmond, April 1865, and a letter from Congressman Samuel J. Randall regarding Ronckerdorff's promotion prospects, 1870. Other items include his commission as Lieutenant, 1844, effective 1843, and incomplete instructions to his son George R. Ronckendorff upon his death, 1890. Also found are George R. Ronckendorff's passport, 1896, and a letter to him, 1894; a few genealogical notes and clippings; and a letter from [Philip McLachlin?] of Charleston, South Carolina expressing thanks to his friend Richard Dale at Philadelphia, dated May 12, [1817?].
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Military commissions.
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
- Source (note)
- Purchased from the estate of Catherine Ronckendorff, 1934.
- Call Number
- MssCol 2617
- OCLC
- 1061291633
- Author
- Ronckendorff, William, 1812-1891, creator.
- Title
- William Ronckendorff papers.
- Production
- 1844-1896.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- sheet
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
- Source
- Purchased from the estate of Catherine Ronckendorff, 1934.
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- Occupation
- Naval officers.
- Added Author
- Dale, Richard, 1756-1826, correspondent.Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890, correspondent.Ronckendorff, George R., 1860-1897, correspondent.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 2617