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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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Status	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
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 1358	Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

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.1 linear foot (1 volume)

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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.

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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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