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Overview of the Collection
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Repository: |
G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport |
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Creator: |
Stanton, Oscar F. (Oscar Fitzalon), 1834-1924 |
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Title: |
Oscar F. Stanton Collection |
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Dates: |
1850-1900 |
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Extent: |
ca. 204 items |
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Abstract: |
This collection includes official and personal correspondence, essays, drafts of articles and speeches, orders, and clippings. Present also, are testimony and other documents relative to the wreck of the U.S.S. KEARSARGE in the Gulf of Mexico in 1894. Volumes include an abstract log of the Store Ship PURVEYOR, and a captain’s data notebook do U.S.F.S TENNESSEE, ca. 1885. |
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Identification: |
Coll. 57 |
Biography of Oscar Fitzalon Stanton
Oscar F. Stanton (1834-1924) entered the Navy in 1849. A short time later he was aboard the SUSQUEHANNA, taking part in Commodore Perry’s Japan Expedition. During 1858-1859 he was on the Frigate CONSTELLATION. Serving with the Pacific Squadron at the outbreak of the Civil War, Stanton was promoted to Lt. Commander. In command of the PINOLA he participated in the battle of Mobile Bay with Admiral Farragut. Stanton was promoted to Commander in 1867. He became a Captain in 1879 and for two years commanded the Frigate CONSTITUTION. IN 1884 he commanded the TENNESSEE, and a year later was placed in charge of the Naval Station at New London, where he remained for three years and acquired his love for the town that was to become his home.By 1893 he was a Rear Admiral in command of the South Atlantic Squadron, and in 1894 his flagship, U.S.S. KEARSARGE, was wrecked in the Gulf of Mexico. He retired later that year, but was again placed in command of the New London Naval Station during the Spanish American War. This was his last active service.
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Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
Available for use in the Manuscripts Division
Restrictions on Use
Various copying restriction apply. Guidelines are available from the Manuscripts Division.
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Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the G. W. Blunt White Library. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
Corporate Bodies (Including Vessels):
Kearsarge (Sloop-of-war)
Purveyor (Ship)
Tennessee (Frigate)
Places:
Mexico, Gulf of
Subjects:
Navy-yards and naval stations–Connecticut–New London
Shipwrecks
United States. Navy–Officers
Document Types:
Essays
Orders (military records)
Speeches, addresses, etc., American
Occupations:
Admirals–United States
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Coll. 57, Manuscripts Collection, G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
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Indexes
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Index to Personal and Corporate Names
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Abbott, C.W. |
1/5 |
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Adams, H.A. |
1/8, 1/9 |
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Alden, James |
1/7 |
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Allen, Robert W. |
1/13 |
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Ammen, Daniel |
1/7, 1/8, 1/10, 1/11 |
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Armstrong, James T. |
1/7 |
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Aulick, J.H. |
1/2 |
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Badger, Oscar C. |
1/14 |
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Baker, F.H. |
1/12 |
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Beardslee, Lester A. |
1/17 |
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Bell, Charles H. |
1/4, 1/5, 1/6 |
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Bell, Henry H. |
1/5 |
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Benham, ? |
1/17 |
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Berrien, J.M. |
1/5 |
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Blake, H.C. |
1/8 |
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Boardman, F.A. |
1/2 |
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Boyd, Robert |
1/15 |
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Breese, K.R. |
1/11, 1/12, 1/13 |
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Breese, Samuel L. |
1/4 |
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Brent, Thomas W. |
1/5 |
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Brown, Charles N. |
1/16 |
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Brown, George |
1/17 |
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Buchanan, Frank |
1/2 |
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Campbell, George J. (Jr.) |
1/17 |
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Cason, Brooks |
1/18, 1/19 |
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Caswell, T.T. |
1/14 |
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Chapman, J.H. |
1/13 |
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Clary, A.G. |
1/7, 1/12 |
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Colhoun, John |
1/4, 1/5 |
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Converse, G.L. |
1/9 |
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Cooke, A.P. |
1/5 |
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Cooper, G.W. |
1/13 |
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Copper, Edward G. |
1/4 |
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Cowles, William S. |
1/15, 1/19 |
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Cushman, Charles H. |
1/11 |
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Dobbins, J.C. |
1/2, 1/3 |
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Drayton, ? |
1/12 |
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Emory, W.H. |
1/10 |
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English, Earl |
1/12, 1/13, 1/14 |
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Erben, Henry (Jr.) |
1/5 |
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Farragut, D.G. |
1/5, 1/7, 1/12 |
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Fisher, H.G.B. |
1/8, 1/9 |
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Fitzhugh, William D. |
1/15 |
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Foote, ? |
1/4 |
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Forsyth, James W.C. |
1/16 |
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Gardiner, Carrie E. |
1/4 |
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Gasevoort, ? |
1/5 |
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Gilman, A.H. |
1/12, 1/13, 1/15 |
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Godon, ? |
1/7 |
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Goldsborough, L.M. |
1/2, 1/3 |
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Graham, William A. |
1/2 |
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Green, ? |
1/13 |
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Gunnell, F.M. |
1/12 |
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Harmony, J.R. |
1/16 |
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Hatfield, Chester |
1/7 |
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Hawley, Charles E. |
1/2 |
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Henderson, J.J. |
1/10 |
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Herbert, R.A. |
1/17 |
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Heyerman, ? |
1/17 |
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Houston, Nelson T. |
1/15 |
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Howe, Charles |
1/6 |
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Hubbard, Socrates |
1/15 |
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Hughes, A.K. |
1/12, 1/13 |
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Hunt, William H. |
1/14 |
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Ingersoll, R.R. |
1/15 |
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Inman, William |
1/4, 1/5 |
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Jeffers, William N. |
1/12 |
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Jenkins, Thornton A. |
1/5, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8, 1/9, 1/12 |
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Jotham, Edmond R. |
1/10 |
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Jouett, James E. |
1/15, 1/16 |
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Kantz, Albert |
1/10 |
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Kearney, ? |
1/4 |
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King, John A. |
1/2 |
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Kirkland, ? |
1/17 |
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La Bree, Benjamin |
1/18 |
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Lambertin, B.P. |
1/14 |
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Law, R.S. |
1/11 |
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Le Roy, William E. |
1/12 |
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Lewis, R.F.R. |
1/10 |
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Long, John D. |
1/19 |
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Low, ? |
1/12 |
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Loyall, B.P. |
1/18 |
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Luce, S.B. |
1/5, 1/13, 1/14, 1/15 |
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Marchand, John B. |
1/4, 1/6 |
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May, Robert L. |
1/2 |
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McCauley, E.W. |
1/9, 1/12 |
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McCrea, E.R. |
1/8 |
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McDougal, ? |
1/9 |
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McKay, Donald |
1/16 |
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McKay, Nathaniel |
1/16 |
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McKeever, J.M. |
1/3 |
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Meade, John R. |
1/16 |
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Metcalf, Henry B. |
1/11 |
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Montgomery, J.B. |
1/5 |
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Newton, John Thomas |
1/3 |
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Nichols, Edward G. |
1/15 |
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Nicholson, M. |
1/13 |
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Ocean Telegram Co. |
1/6 |
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Owen, E.K. |
1/11 |
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Palmer, James W. |
1/6 |
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Paulding, ? (Rear Admiral) |
1/5 |
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Pearson, G.F. |
1/5 |
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Pennock, A.M. |
1/7, 1/10 |
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Philip, John W. |
1/9 |
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Pigman, George W. |
1/9 |
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Porter, Dana D. |
1/5 |
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Potter, ? |
1/16 |
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Preston, William Ballard |
1/2 |
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Rhind, Alexander H. |
1/12 |
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Robeson, George M. |
1/9, 1/10 |
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Rodgers, D.W. |
1/5, 1/6, 1/18 |
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Rodgers, George W. |
1/12 |
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Roe, F.A. |
1/15 |
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Rowan, S.C. |
1/12, 1/14 |
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Russell, ? |
1/9 |
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Sands, F.P.B. |
1/17 |
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Savage, Thomas |
1/6 |
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Schenck, James F. |
1/5, 1/12 |
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Sewall, John S. |
1/18, 1/19 |
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Seward, George F. |
1/10 |
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Shepard, E.M. |
1/14 |
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Sicard, M. |
1/7 |
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Simpson, E. |
1/14 |
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Smith, James T. |
1/17 |
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Snow, A.S. |
1/15 |
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Stanton, Joseph |
1/2 |
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Stanton, William |
1/5 |
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Stevens, G.H. |
1/10, 1/11 |
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Stewart, Edwin |
1/15 |
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Stockton, Edward C. |
1/2 |
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Stribling, C.K. |
1/2, 1/5, 1/12 |
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Stringham, L.H. |
1/4 |
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Taylor & Loyall |
1/18 |
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Thompson, R.W. |
1/12, 1/13 |
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Toucey, Isaac |
1/4, 1/5 |
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Underwood, E.B. |
1/17 |
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Upshur, G.P. |
1/2 |
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Voisin, A. |
1/10 |
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W.G. Guild & Co. |
1/6 |
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Wales, P.S. |
1/6 |
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Walker, J.G. |
1/14, 1/15 |
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Walker, W.T. |
1/2 |
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Watson, Eugene W. |
1/19 |
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Welles, Gideon |
1/5, 1/6, 1/12 |
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Wells, C.H. |
1/14 |
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Welsh, Charles W. |
1/4 |
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Whiting, William D. |
1/12, 1/14 |
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Whitney, W.C. |
1/15 |
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Williams, S. Wells |
1/10 |
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Winslow, James A. |
1/6, 1/7, 1/16 |
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Index to Vessel Names
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ADAMS (U.S.S.) |
1/12, 1/13 |
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AMELIA (Schooner) |
1/6 |
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ASHUELOT (Steamer) |
1/9, 1/10 |
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CANADA (Steamer) |
1/4 |
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COLORADO (U.S.S.) |
1/8 |
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CONSTELLATION (Sloop) |
1/3, 1/4, 1/5 |
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CONSTITUTION (U.S.S.) |
1/12, 1/13, 1/14 |
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DeSOTO (U.S.S.) |
1/6 |
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DETROIT (U.S.S.) |
1/17 |
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ESTRELLA |
1/6 |
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GUERRIERE (Steamer) |
1/6 |
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HARTFORD (U.S.S.) |
1/9, 1/10 |
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HONEYSUCKLE |
1/5 |
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IDAHO (U.S.S.) |
1/8, 1/9 |
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IROQUOIS (U.S.S.) |
1/8, 1/9 |
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JOHN MILTON |
1/4 |
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KEARSARGE (U.S.S.) |
1/17, 1/18 |
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LACKAWANNA (U.S.S.) |
1/9 |
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LENAPEE (U.S.S.) |
1/6 |
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MACEDONIA |
1/5 |
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MARION (Sloop) |
1/5 |
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MEMPHIS (Steamer) |
1/4 |
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MERCURY |
1/5 |
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MERCURY (Steamer) |
1/5 |
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MINNESOTA (U.S.S.) |
1/13 |
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MISSISSIPPI |
1/2 |
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MONOCACY (Steamer) |
1/7, 1/8, 1/9, 1/10 |
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MONONGAHELA (U.S.S.) |
1/12 |
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MOSQUITO (Steamer) |
1/6 |
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NANTUCKET (Steamer) |
1/11 |
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NEW YORK (U.S.S.) |
1/16 |
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NEWARK (U.S.S.) |
1/16, 1/17 |
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PALOS (U.S.S.) |
1/9 |
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PANOLA (Steamer) |
1/5 |
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PENSACOLA (U.S.S.) |
1/13 |
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PINOLA (Gunboat) |
1/12 |
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PORTSMOUTH (U.S.S.) |
1/4, 1/5, 1/14 |
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POWHATAN (U.S.S.) |
1/5, 1/12, 1/14 |
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PRIOLA (U.S.S.) |
1/12 |
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PURVEYOR (Ship) |
1/7 |
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SACO |
1/9 |
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SACRAMENTO (U.S.S.) |
1/7 |
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SALAZAR ILARREGUI (Steamer) |
1/6 |
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SAN FRANCISCO (U.S.S.) |
1/17 |
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SANTEE |
1/5 |
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SARATOGA (Ship) |
1/2, 1/14, 1/19 |
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SAVANNAH |
1/5 |
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ST. MARY’S (Sloop) |
1/5 |
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SUSQUEHANNA (Frigate) |
1/2, 1/6 |
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TAHOMA (Steamer) |
1/6 |
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TALLAPOSSA (U.S.S.) |
1/5, 1/12 |
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TENNESSEE (Frigate) |
1/15 |
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TIOGA (Steamer) |
1/5, 1/7 |
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TRENTON (U.S.S.) |
1/15 |
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VANDALIA (U.S.S.) |
1/7 |
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WINNEPEC |
1/5 |
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YANTIC (U.S.S.) |
1/9, 1/10, 1/17 |
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Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
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| Correspondence, naval orders, reports, etc.; 1849-190 |
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Oscar F. Stanton, biographical information |
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Correspondence and other papers; 1849-1854 |
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Correspondence and other papers; 1855 |
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Correspondence and other papers; 1856-1859 |
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Correspondence and other papers; 1860-1866 |
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Correspondence and other papers; 1867 |
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Correspondence and other papers; 1868-1871 |
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Correspondence and other papers; 1872 |
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Correspondence and other papers; 1873 |
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Correspondence and other papers; 1874 |
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Correspondence and other papers; 1875-1878 |
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Correspondence and other papers; 1879 |
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Correspondence and other papers; 1880 |
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Correspondence and other papers; 1881 |
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Correspondence and other papers; 1882-1889 |
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Correspondence and other papers; 1890-1893 |
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Correspondence and other papers; 1894 |
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Correspondence and other papers; 1895 |
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Correspondence and other papers; 1896-1903 |
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Reports and documents re. wreck of the U.S.S. KEARSARGE; ca. 1894 |
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“Midshipman Stanton with Commodore Perry in Japan”, by Cmdr. Robert H. Barnes (typed draft) |
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“A Few Yarns of the Early 60s”, read by Adm. O.F. Stanton (typed copy); 1896 |
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Manuscript account of the launching of the DAKOTA and MINNESOTA at Groton Shipyard; ca. 1900 |
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Handwritten manuscript entitled, “The Japan Expedition”; ca. 1900 |
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Handwritten drafts of numerous speeches and talks given by Adm. O.F.Stanton; ca. 1900-1905 |
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Handwritten research entitled “Benbow and du Casse Off the River Magdalena, 1709”; ca. 1880 |
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Misc. clippings re. U.S. Naval history and personalities |
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Letters and misc items; undated |
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| Volumes; 1867-1885 |
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Copies of official naval correspondence, O.F. Stanton commanding Steamers MONOCACY and YANTIC on the Asiatic Station; 1872-1874 |
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Scrapbook- U.S. naval history and personalities |
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Copies of official correspondence, Lt. Cmdr. Stanton, Steamer TAHOMA: and abstract of the U.S. Store Ship PURVEYOR; 1867-1869 |
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Expense book, U.S. Store Ship PURVEYOR, Cmdr. O.F. Stanton; 1868-1869 |
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Notebook “Data of U.S.F.S. TENNESSEE, 1st Rate” Capt. O.F. Stanton, commanding; ca. 1885 |
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