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Greer, James A., 1833-

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Greer, James, d. 1833.

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Greer, James A., 1833-

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Greer, James, d. 1833.

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Greer, James, d. 1833.

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Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy.

Born in Ohio on 28 February 1833, he served in the Civil War and participated in the siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi. In 1873 he commanded the steamer Tigress on the Polaris Relief Expedition. On 11 August, one month and four hours after sailing from New York, he found the wreck of Polaris at Littleton Island, North Greenland. He was commissioned as Commodore on 19 May 1886 and promoted to Rear Admiral on 13 April 1892.

From the description of Papers, 1848-1930. (Navy Department Library, Naval History & Heritage Command). WorldCat record id: 50700623

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/463295944

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Greer, James A., 1833-

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Papers, 1848-1930.

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Greer, James A., 1833-. Papers, 1848-1930.

Title: Papers, 1848-1930.

This collection consists of papers relating to Rear Admiral Greer's Navy service. It includes correspondence of Greer as commander of USS Tigress on the Polaris Relief Expedition; scrapbooks from his service on USS Independence, Sumpter, Hohongo, Tuscarora, and Benton. A copy of the book My Miss Nancy and items on the 1893 Naval Review complete the collection.

ArchivalResource: 0.5 cubic ft.

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Greer, James, d. 1833.

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J. Walter Potts family papers, 1776-1942, 1790-1890.

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Potts family. J. Walter Potts family papers, 1776-1942, 1790-1890.

Title: J. Walter Potts family papers, 1776-1942, 1790-1890.

Collection Mss 402 is a small collection of papers, beginning with John Neely in 1776, continuing with the Grier family (a.k.a. Greer family), then the Hunter family and ultimately the J. Walter Potts family in the early twentieth century; all from the Steele Creek Township in southwestern Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The papers include documentation concerning real estate transactions, receipts for taxes and consumer goods, promissory notes, letters to and from various family members, and documentation concerning slaves.

ArchivalResource: 5 linear inches.

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Greer, James A., 1833-

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Benton (Ship)

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Benton (Ship)
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Greer, James A., 1833-

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Hohongo (Ship)

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Hohongo (Ship)
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Greer, James A., 1833-

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Independence (Frigate)

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Independence (Frigate)
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Greer, James A., 1833-

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Polaris (Ship)

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Polaris (Ship)
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Greer, James A., 1833-

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Sumpter (Ship)

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Sumpter (Ship)
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Greer, James A., 1833-

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Tigress (Ship)

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Tigress (Ship)
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Greer, James A., 1833-

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Tuscarora (Ship)

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Tuscarora (Ship)
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Greer, James A., 1833-

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United States. Navy

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United States. Navy
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Greer, James, d. 1833.

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Potts family.

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Potts family.
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