Percival Drayton letters 1860-1865

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Percival Drayton letters 1860-1865

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Letters from Captain Percival Drayton, U. S. Navy, to Lydig M. Hoyt and Alexander Hamilton, Jr., dated 1861 to 1865. The letters, mostly written on shipboard, discuss naval operations of the Civil War and the state of affairs in the Confederate States of America

.21 linear foot (1 box)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6315717

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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