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John T. Hawkins Navy memorandum book

Title
  1. John T. Hawkins Navy memorandum book, 1861-1864.
Author
  1. Hawkins, John T

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Description
  1. .1 linear foot (1 volume)
Summary
  1. 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.
Subject
  1. United States. Navy
  2. Pensacola (Screw steamer)
  3. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Genre/Form
  1. Memorandums.
Call number
  1. MssCol 1358
Access (note)
  1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Author
  1. Hawkins, John T.
Title
  1. John T. Hawkins Navy memorandum book, 1861-1864.
Restricted access
  1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Research call number
  1. MssCol 1358
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