Additional correspondence, 1799-1945.

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Additional correspondence, 1799-1945.

Letters of American naval officer Matthew Calbraith Perry to friends andfamily as well as materials about Perry.

1 box (.5 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6384173

Houghton Library

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Rockefeller, John D., Jr. (John Davison), 1874-1960

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John Davison Rockefeller Jr. (January 29, 1874 – May 11, 1960) was an American financier and philanthropist, and the only son of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. He was involved in the development of the vast office complex in Midtown Manhattan known as Rockefeller Center, making him one of the largest real estate holders in the city. Towards the end of his life, he was famous for his philanthropy, donating over $500 million to a wide variety of different causes, including educati...

Adams, John, 1735-1826

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John Adams (1735-1826) was the second president of the United States, born in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts. He served as defense counsel for British soldiers accused of Boston Massacre in 1770; as delegate to Continental Congress from 1774 to 1778; as member of committee charged with drafting Declaration of Independence in 1776; as congressional commissioner to France from 1778 to 1779; as minister to United Provinces in 1780; and negotiated a loan from Dutch bankers in 1782. Adams join...

Hester Gouverneur Bartol

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John Hone

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Hester Gouverneur Phelps

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Hone, John

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Christopher Raymond Perry

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M. C. Perry senior

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Philip Hone

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Baldridge, H. A.

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Gurley, Charles L.

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Savory, Nathaniel, 1794-1874

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John Hone Jr.

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Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858

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American naval officer, led U.S. Naval Expedition to Japan and negotiated treaty of peace and commerce, 1852-1854. From the description of ALS : Sharon Springs, N.Y., to Robert Ward Johnson 1836 Aug. 7. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122586021 Naval officer and commander-in-chief of negotiations with the Japanese for the treaty signed between the United States and Japan in l854. From the description of Matthew Calbraith Perry papers, 1839-1...

Jane Oliver Hazard (Perry) Hone

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Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858

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American naval officer, led U.S. Naval Expedition to Japan and negotiated treaty of peace and commerce, 1852-1854. From the description of ALS : Sharon Springs, N.Y., to Robert Ward Johnson 1836 Aug. 7. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122586021 Naval officer and commander-in-chief of negotiations with the Japanese for the treaty signed between the United States and Japan in l854. From the description of Matthew Calbraith Perry papers, 1839-1...

Rodgers, Christopher Raymond Perry, 1819-1892,

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American naval officer. From the description of Letter signed : Norfolk, Va., to Admiral D.D. Porter, [18]67 Dec. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270656120 ...

H. A. Baldridge

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Perry Family:

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Perry, Matthew Calbraith

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William Frederick Perry.

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Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1839-1937

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John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) was born in Richford, New York to William Avery Rockefeller and Eliza Davison. In 1853, he moved with his family to Cleveland, Ohio where he studied bookkeeping. With partner Maurice B. Clark, Rockefeller built an oil refinery in 1863 and bought out his partner two years later. In 1864, he married Laura Celestia “Cettie” Spelman, with whom he had four children. Two years later, Rockefeller joined his brother William to establish Rockefeller, Andrews, & Flagler, wh...

Fish, Stuyvesant (1883- ).

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Smith, Elizabeth Rodgers.

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Armour, Norman, 1887-

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U.S. Navy.

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Clinton, C. A.

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Smith, Thomas E. V. (Thomas Edward Vermilye), 1857-1922

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