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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879

Title: SIA RU000026, Smithsonian Institution Office of the Secretary, Correspondence, 1863-1879

This series consists mostly of correspondence addressed to Joseph Henry, much of which received his personal attention; also included are some copies of Henry letters, occasional returned original Henry letters, and a considerable number of letters to Spencer Fullerton Baird.

ArchivalResource: 59.56 cubic feet

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Guild, J.H. Letter, January 16, [n.y.]

Title: Letter, January 16, [n.y.]

Holograph letter, in pencil, from J.H. Guild to his mother, 16 January [no year given]. He is on the USS Constitution in Hampton Roads, VA and thinks the ship will be assigned to Port Royal, South Carolina. He describes scenes in Chesapeake Bay, Fort Monroe, Swell's Point, and the sighting of Confederate ships.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.)

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