J. Glendy Sproston ship journals 1851-1856

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J. Glendy Sproston ship journals 1851-1856

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/2852

This collection consists of two volumes, with journals kept by J. Glendy Sproston of the U. S. Navy aboard various ships, including the Macedonian, commanded by Captain Abbott and attached to the Perry Expedition to Japan. The journals date from 1851 to 1856

.33 linear foot (2 volumes)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6312863

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Macedonian (Sloop of war : 1852-1875)

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United States Naval Expedition to Japan (1852-1854)

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Sproston, John Glendy, 1828-1862

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United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...