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Nields, Henry C., d. 1880. Letter of Henry C. Nields, 1867.

Title: Letter of Henry C. Nields, 1867.

Letter (1867 May 31) from Nields, U.S.S. Pawnee, South Atlantic Squadron, to his brother George, advising him to apply to the U.S. Naval Academy.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/77998314 View

Weaver, Aaron Ward, 1832-1919. Aaron Ward Weaver letterpress books, 1861-1884 (bulk 1882-1884).

Title: Aaron Ward Weaver letterpress books, 1861-1884 (bulk 1882-1884).

Letterpress books kept by Weaver while commanding the U.S.S. Brooklyn during its service, 1882-1884, with the U.S. Navy South Atlantic Squadron. Includes correspondence relating to maintenance, operations, stores, and ports of call along the eastern coast of South America and the southwestern and southern coasts of Africa. Also includes a lithograph of the ship published in 1861.

ArchivalResource: 3 items.1 oversize.0.2 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70983066 View

Aaron Ward Weaver Letterpress Books, 1861-1884, (bulk 1882-1884)

Title: Aaron Ward Weaver Letterpress Books 1861-1884 (bulk 1882-1884)

Naval officer. Chiefly two letterpress books kept by Weaver while commanding the , a United States Navy sloop of war during its service with the South Atlantic Squadron from 1882 to 1884. Brooklyn

ArchivalResource: 3 items; 1 oversize; 0.2 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008142 View

Edmund Ross Colhoun Papers, 1821-1918, (bulk 1839-1874)

Title: Edmund Ross Colhoun Papers 1821-1918 (bulk 1839-1874)

Naval officer. Correspondence, journals, notebooks, official records, printed matter, and miscellaneous material relating to Colhoun's service with the Mediterranean and Brazil squadrons before the Civil War, his command of ships of blockade squadrons during the Civil War, and his command of the Asiatic Squadron.

ArchivalResource: 1,200 items; 9 containers; 3.6 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011092 View

William Ronckendorff letter book, 1858-1861

Title: William Ronckendorff letter book 1858-1861

This collection consists of one copybook of official correspondence of Lieutenant William Ronckendorff, U. S. Navy, commanding the S. S. M. W. Chapin during her cruise with the Brazil Squadron and on the Paraguay Expedition, the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer Bibb, and the schooner Arago. The copybook dates from October 18, 1858 to January 4, 1861, and contains the handwriting of Ronckendorff and others William Ronckendorff became midshipman of the U. S. Navy on February 17, 1832, and by successive promotions became Commodore on February 12, 1874. On December 27, 1861, he took command of the steamer San Jacinto and was at Hampton Roads to fight the Merrimac. Ronckendorff retired from the Navy on November 9, 1874

ArchivalResource: .04 linear foot (1 volume)

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/2594 View

Nathaniel Sheafe Waldron letter book and ships' logs, 1828-1857

Title: Nathaniel Sheafe Waldron letter book and ships' logs 1828-1857

Nathaniel Sheafe Waldron was a Brevet Major in the United States Marines. His letter book dated October 4, 1831 to February 18, 1857, contains correspondence while stationed at Norfolk, Virginia, New York, Tampa, Boston, and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Letters include brief references to Indian troubles in Florida and tables of marine statistics The volume also contains the following logs kept by Waldron: cruise of the U.S. Frigate Hudson, commanded by Captain John Orde Creighton, from New York to Rio de Janeiro and Monte Video, from September 26, 1828 to January 22, 1829; U.S. Frigate Boston, commanded by Captain Creighton, from Monte Video to Buenos Aires, January 23 to February 7, 1829; and U.S. Frigate Brandywine, commanded by Captain Jacob Jones, from Rio de Janeiro to New York, August 27 to October 9, 1829

ArchivalResource: .08 linear foot (1 volume)

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/3677 View