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Decatur family. Papers, 1819-1934.

Title: Papers, 1819-1934.

Papers of Anna R. Decatur and other family members. Papers of other family members include "A Memorial" (Printed, ca. 1849) about Stephen Decatur, naval officer; genealogical notes and calling cards; poem by Charles H.L. Johnson about Stephen Decatur; ephemera relating to the Decatur House, Washington, D.C., and the U.S.S. Decatur; papers of Samuel Storer, including correspondence (1830) with his father, George Washington Storer, and materials (1844-1857) reflecting Samuel's service as justice of the peace and commissioner of Rockingham County, N.H.; diary (1905-1906) of Lewis Wasson, written as a boy, recording daily events, geometry formulae, and marine disasters in or near the Portsmouth harbor; deed (1855) for sale of the ship Albert Gallatin; petition (1866) from citizens of Kittery, Me., to the Portsmouth Common Council, requesting the removal of a quarantine line further from Kittery Point; letter (1819) from Stephen Decatur to Mrs. Elwell relating to insurance on her house; letters of George Washington Storer to Ichabod Goodwin, resigning from the Federal Fire Society and to Charles Burroughs, resigning from Portsmouth Athenaeum; and note (1861) of Gov. Ichabod Goodwin to George Bowery, mayor of Nashua, N.H., regarding Civil War regiments.

ArchivalResource: 1 box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70946230 View

Storer, George Washington. Letter, August 31, 1847.

Title: Letter, August 31, 1847.

Handwritten letter, signed, to Commodore Lewis Warrington, Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, August 31, 1847, Norfolk, VA. Letter requests shot and proof powder for target practice at sea for the crew of the USS Brandywine.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; 8 x 10 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46357691 View

Brandywine logbook, 1848-1850

Title: Brandywine logbook 1848-1850

These logbooks (3 vols.) of the frigate Brandywine were kept from June 6, 1848-December 11, 1850. The Brandywine was the flagship of Commodore George W. Storer, and Charles Boarman was Captain. The logs are contemporary copies kept while the ship was stationed in the harbor of Rio de Janeiro and off Montevideo. Logs list officers on board and record weather conditions; routine occupations of the crew; gun practice; crew desertions; court martials; activities of other ships in the region, noting home ports and destinations Logs contain occasion entries of William Talbot Truxtun until he left the ship on December 16, 1848 to report for duty on board the "Perry." Entry for January 25, 1850 notes receipt on board of a box containing the remains of Commodore George W. Rogers brought from Buenos Aires on board the "St. Louis," by order of the Secretary of the Navy, for relay to the United States. March 10, 1850 entry records transfer of the remains and tombstone to the "Lexington" for conveyance to the United States. The log ends with the return of the ship to Wallabout Bay, Brooklyn, New York

ArchivalResource: .42 linear foot (3 volumes)

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/372 View

Bertody, Francis, 1736?-1800. Indentures, 1791-1822, between Francis Bertody and Charles Bulfinch, Charles Bulfinch and Lucy Watson, and Charles Bulfinch and Benjamin M. Watson.

Title: Indentures, 1791-1822, between Francis Bertody and Charles Bulfinch, Charles Bulfinch and Lucy Watson, and Charles Bulfinch and Benjamin M. Watson.

Conveyance of property on Cambridge Street, Boston from Bertody to Bulfinch, 1791 May 5. Conveyance of same property from Bulfinch to Lucy Watson, 1807 Dec. 29 and (on verso) conveyance from Lucy Watson to Benjamin Marston Watson, 1812 July 3. Agreement of payment that Bulfinch stands bound and obliged unto Lucy Watson in the sum of four thousand dollars to be paid on or before 1808 Dec. 29 (dated 1807 Dec. 29). Letter, 1822 Nov. 5 by Bulfinch, Washington, D.C. to Benj. M. Watson discharging "the mortgage formerly given by me, upon the house and land in Cambridge Street--to Jno. Apthorp, B. Joy, I.P. Davis and George Storer."

ArchivalResource: Mss. signed.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20978454 View

Autograph File, S, 1556-1996.

Title: Autograph File, S, 1556-1996.

The Autograph File is an alphabetically arranged collection of single letters, manuscripts, and drawings received from various sources at various times. Additions continue to be made.

ArchivalResource: 15.5 boxes (7.7 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01442/catalog View

Storer family. Storer family papers, 1851-1865.

Title: Storer family papers, 1851-1865.

The Storer family papers contain letters and documents concerning members of the Storer family of New Haven, Connecticut, particularly their travels and Civil War service in the 15th and 27th Connecticut Infantry.

ArchivalResource: 16 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/707972792 View

Brandywine (Frigate). Brandywine logbook, 1848-1850.

Title: Brandywine logbook, 1848-1850.

These logbooks (3 vols.) of the frigate Brandywine were kept from June 6, 1848-December 11, 1850. The Brandywine was the flagship of Commodore George W. Storer, and Charles Boarman was Captain. The logs are contemporary copies kept while the ship was stationed in the harbor of Rio de Janeiro and off Montevideo. Logs list officers on board and record weather conditions; routine occupations of the crew; gun practice; crew desertions; court martials; activities of other ships in the region, noting home ports and destinations. Logs contain occasion entries of William Talbot Truxtun until he left the ship on December 16, 1848 to report for duty on board the "Perry." Entry for January 25, 1850 notes receipt on board of a box containing the remains of Commodore George W. Rogers brought from Buenos Aires on board the "St. Louis," by order of the Secretary of the Navy, for relay to the United States. March 10, 1850 entry records transfer of the remains and tombstone to the "Lexington" for conveyance to the United States. The log ends with the return of the ship to Wallabout Bay, Brooklyn, New York.

ArchivalResource: .42 linear foot (3 volumes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/751995066 View