Horatio G. Robinson Letters 1866-1867
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United States
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Idaho became a state on July 3, 1890 with post offices being established as early as 1876. From the guide to the Franklin County, Idaho Post Office Location Records, 1876-1945, (Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives) These photographs document Region 4, started in 1910, of the US Forest Service, covering Utah, Nevada, Southern Idaho, and Western Wyoming. From the guide to the US Forest Service Photograph Collection., 19...
Powhatan (Side-wheel steamer)
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U.S. naval vessel; launched 1850; saw action in the Civil War; after the war, used as a flagship in the South Pacific and Caribbean areas; scrapped in 1887. From the description of Station book of the U.S.S. Powhatan, 1863. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 159939272 U.S. Navy vessel, out of New York Naval Shipyard, on a survey voyage to Hong Kong and Shanghai. From the description of Log/journal, 1854-1855. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013353...
Dahlgren, John Adolphus Bernard, 1809-1870
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U.S. naval officer and inventor of ordnance. From the description of Reports to Commodore L. Warrington on ordnance, 1848-1849. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58671341 John A. Dahlgren, naval officer, attained the rank of rear admiral. An expert in ordnance, he invented an 11" gun and other devices useful to the Navy. From 1868-70, he was Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance. From the description of Letter, January 28, 1848. (Naval War Col...
Robinson, Horatio G.
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Little is known of Horatio G. Robinson beyond what is given in the collection. Robinson was posted to the USS Powhatan, a sidewheel steam frigate in the United States Navy. From 1866-1869 the Powhatan was the flagship of the South Pacific Squadron, commanded for most of that time by Admiral John A. Dahlgren; in March 1866, during the period of these letters, she was sent to Callao (Peru) and Valparaíso (Chile) to protect U.S. interests during the Spanish-Peruvian War. A collection o...
