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William S. W. Ruschenberger Papers, 1826-1887, undated

Title: William S. W. Ruschenberger papers, 1826-1887, undated

Papers (1826-1887, undated) including correspondence, journals, leaflets, diaries, verse, printed material, a drawing and miscellany.

ArchivalResource: 1.340 cubic feet (341 items)

https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/special/ead/findingaids/0629 View

Welsh, George P., d. 1860. George P. Welsh papers, circa 1771-circa 1851.

Title: George P. Welsh papers, circa 1771-circa 1851.

Official journals, manuscript manual on sailing and astronomy (circa 1771), and printed material. Journals kept by Welsh on his midshipman cruises on the U.S.F. Brandywine, Mediterranean Squadron (1841-1842); U.S.S. Independence, Home Squadron (1843); U.S.S. Levant, Pacific Squadron (1843-1845); and U.S.S. Plymouth, East India Squadron (1848-1851). Journal kept on the U.S.S. Levant includes maps and sketches (profile), and the U.S.S. Plymouth journal includes extensive commentary on the negotiations and visits of U.S. special agent Joseph Balestier in Cochin China, Thailand, Subi Island, and Borneo.

ArchivalResource: 7 items.3 containers.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70979803 View

Andrew H. Foote Papers, 1822-1890, (bulk 1847-1857)

Title: Andrew H. Foote Papers 1822-1890 (bulk 1847-1857)

Naval officer. Correspondence, letterbooks, manuscript of "Africa and the American Flag" (1854), journals, logbooks, miscellaneous ships' records, and other papers relating principally to Foote's naval career, trade with Japan, missionaries in Hawaii, Civil War naval actions, and Foote's personal life. Also includes a journal, 1845-1847, kept by Madison Rush on a cruise from New York to China and South America.

ArchivalResource: 1,000 items; 11 containers plus 1 oversize; 4.4 linear feet; 5 microfilm reels

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms005013 View

Howe, Isaac, fl. 1840-1844. An abstract of a cruise in the U.S. Frigate Constellation in the Years of 1840, 41, 42, 43, & 44, Commodore Laurence Kearny Commanding, 1840-1844.

Title: An abstract of a cruise in the U.S. Frigate Constellation in the Years of 1840, 41, 42, 43, & 44, Commodore Laurence Kearny Commanding, 1840-1844.

Journal that Isaac Howe kept onboard of the Constellation, from Oct. 27, 1840, the date the frigate was put in commission, to May 12, 1844, when the crew were discharged and paid off. The entries describe life onboard -- assignments, punishments, deaths, illnesses, etc.; report sightings of American and foreign ships; depict the ports, and relate political and international news. The entries include lists of officers and the crew, miles logged, the frigate's riggings, etc.

ArchivalResource: 169 pages, 25 cm., bound volume, with a letter.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/85180652 View

Bell, Henry Haywood, 1808-1868. Papers of Henry Haywood Bell, 1866.

Title: Papers of Henry Haywood Bell, 1866.

General order reporting the court-martial of James Smith, which was convened by Bell, commander, East India Squadron.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71060377 View

Henry B. Seely logbook 1857-1859 Seely, Henry B. logbook

Title: Henry B. Seely logbook 1857-1859 Seely, Henry B. logbook

The Henry B. Seely logbook documents the voyage of the U.S. Steam Frigate from Hampton Roads, Virginia, around the Cape of Good Hope to East Asia and back to Boston between 1857 and 1859. Seely commented on American diplomat William B. Reed, encounters with other ships, and everyday events on the ship. Minnesota

ArchivalResource: 1 volume

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsead/umich-wcl-M-4713see?rgn=main;view=text View

Stephen Bleecker Luce Papers 1799-1955 (bulk 1842-1912)

Title: Stephen Bleecker Luce Papers 1799-1955 (bulk 1842-1912)

Naval officer. Correspondence, journals, order books, subject files, scrapbooks, notebooks, newspaper clippings, and miscellany documenting Luce's naval career, including his work to establish the United States Naval War College and the Naval Historical Society, his service with the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, and his diplomatic role in the arbitration of the Canadian fisheries dispute (1887).

ArchivalResource: 8,000 items; 23 containers; 9 linear feet; 19 microfilm reels

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012084 View