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Letter books of the U.S.S. Saratoga, U.S.S. New Ironsides, and Pacific fleet

Title
  1. Letter books of the U.S.S. Saratoga, U.S.S. New Ironsides, and Pacific fleet, 1858-1870.
Author
  1. Turner, Thomas, 1808-1883

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ContainerU.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letter book. 1870 May 16-July 27FormatArchival MixAccessRequest in advanceCall numberMssCol 3049 U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letter book. 1870 May 16-July 27Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
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ContainerU.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letter book. 1870 Feb. 26-Sept. 6FormatArchival MixAccessRequest in advanceCall numberMssCol 3049 U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letter book. 1870 Feb. 26-Sept. 6Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
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ContainerU.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letter book 1870 Jan. 28-July 3.FormatArchival MixAccessRequest in advanceCall numberMssCol 3049 U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letter book 1870 Jan. 28-July 3.Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
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ContainerU.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letters to Bureau of Navigation. 1869 July 1-1870 Sept. 5FormatArchival MixAccessRequest in advanceCall numberMssCol 3049 U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letters to Bureau of Navigation. 1869 July 1-1870 Sept. 5Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
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ContainerU.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letter book. 1869 May 6-1870 Jan. 28FormatArchival MixAccessRequest in advanceCall numberMssCol 3049 U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letter book. 1869 May 6-1870 Jan. 28Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
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ContainerU.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letter book. 1869 June 28-1870 Feb. 26FormatArchival MixAccessRequest in advanceCall numberMssCol 3049 U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letter book. 1869 June 28-1870 Feb. 26Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
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ContainerU.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letter book. 1869 July 6-1870 Aug. 16FormatArchival MixAccessRequest in advanceCall numberMssCol 3049 U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letter book. 1869 July 6-1870 Aug. 16Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
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ContainerU.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Detachments & orders to vessels. 1869, July 9-1870 Sept. 9FormatArchival MixAccessRequest in advanceCall numberMssCol 3049 U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Detachments & orders to vessels. 1869, July 9-1870 Sept. 9Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
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ContainerU.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letter book. 1868 Aug. 20-1869 May 28FormatArchival MixAccessRequest in advanceCall numberMssCol 3049 U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Letter book. 1868 Aug. 20-1869 May 28Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
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ContainerU.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Admirals T.T. Craven & T. Turner. General Orders & Circulars. 1868-1870.FormatArchival MixAccessRequest in advanceCall numberMssCol 3049 U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Admirals T.T. Craven & T. Turner. General Orders & Circulars. 1868-1870.Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
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ContainerU.S. Navy. Commodore T. Turner. Letter book. 1862-1863FormatArchival MixAccessRequest in advanceCall numberMssCol 3049 U.S. Navy. Commodore T. Turner. Letter book. 1862-1863Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
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ContainerTurner, Thomas. Letter book U.S.S. Saratoga 1858-1860FormatArchival MixAccessRequest in advanceCall numberMssCol 3049 Turner, Thomas. Letter book U.S.S. Saratoga 1858-1860Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
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ContainerU.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Index to letter booksFormatArchival MixAccessRequest in advanceCall numberMssCol 3049 U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Index to letter booksItem locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
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ContainerU.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Index to Letter Books.FormatArchival MixAccessRequest in advanceCall numberMssCol 3049 U.S. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Rear Adm. T. Turner. Index to Letter Books.Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

Details

Description
  1. 1.46 linear feet (15 volumes)
Summary
  1. This collection consists of 15 volumes of letter books and indexes kept by Thomas Turner, Commander, Commodore, and Rear Admiral of the United States Navy on board the U.S.S. Saratoga, the U.S.S. New Ironsides, and various ships in the Pacific fleet. The Saratoga letter book dates from June 18, 1858 to June 22, 1860, and includes correspondence while cruising the West Indies and coast of Mexico relating to guano on Navassa Island, affairs at Tampico, relations with British and French, protection of Americans at Vera Cruz, blockade of the Mississippi River, and capture of two armed ships near Vera Cruz. The New Ironsides letter book dates from August 19, 1862 to July 6, 1863, with letters dated at Philadelphia, Newport News, and off Charleston relating to New Ironsides, her serviceability, defects in design and equipment, orders of senior officers at Newport News and of blockading squadron off Charleston, actions of H.M.S. Petrel, report on attack against Charleston, and efficiency of the ship in battle. The remaining letter books relate to the Pacific fleet, dating from August 6, 1868 to July 27, 1870, and include official correspondence on relief work after the 1868 Peru earthquake; report on defects of the Navy due to the administration of Gideon Welles; politics in Hawaii; controversy with Admiral Farragut; U. S. relations with Mexico, Central and South America; and General Orders of Admirals T. T. Craven, T. Turner, and of the Navy Department.
Subject
  1. United States. Navy
  2. United States. Navy. Pacific Squadron
  3. New Ironsides (Ironclad)
  4. Saratoga (Sloop of war)
  5. United States -- History -- Naval operations. -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Genre/Form
  1. Letter books.
Call number
  1. MssCol 3049
Access (note)
  1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Author
  1. Turner, Thomas, 1808-1883.
Title
  1. Letter books of the U.S.S. Saratoga, U.S.S. New Ironsides, and Pacific fleet, 1858-1870.
Restricted access
  1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Research call number
  1. MssCol 3049
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