James Henry Burton papers 1845-1950 1845-1893

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James Henry Burton papers 1845-1950 1845-1893

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Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, clippings, printed matter and a draft history of the Richmond Armory which he headed from 1861 to 1862. Included also are notes on machinery and a British patent for small fire-arms.

5.75 linear feet (9 boxes, 1 folio)

eng,

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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Burton, James Henry, 1823-1894

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From 1844-1855 James Burton was master armorer at U.S. Armory at Harper's Ferry; 1855-1861, chief engineer of Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield, England; in 1861 commissioned lieutenant colonel in Ordinance Department of Confederate Army; 1871-1873, directed arms manufacturing for a Leeds, England company for the Russian government. From the description of James Henry Burton papers, 1845-1950 (inclusive), 1845-1893 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145078496 From the de...

Confederate States of America. Army. Ordnance and ordnance stores.

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