Manuscript collection of Charles Thomas Harbeck, 1732-1915 (bulk 1775-1900).

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Manuscript collection of Charles Thomas Harbeck, 1732-1915 (bulk 1775-1900).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122332629

Collection of papers relating to the U. S. Navy and naval officers. The collection comprises letters, orders, commissions, records of various ships, including the U.S.S. Constitution, and other documents, chiefly dealing with the naval operations of the Revolutionary War and nineteenth century wars, including the War of 1812 and the Civil War. There is also a small group of items concerning the British Navy.

539 pieces.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 6683078

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Harbeck, Charles Thomas, 1850-,

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Harbeck, Charles T. naval historian, author of: A contribution to the bibliography of the history of the United States Navy (Cambridge, Mass : Riverside Press, 1906.). From the description of Manuscript collection of Charles Thomas Harbeck, 1732-1915 (bulk 1775-1900). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122332629 ...

Maclay, Edgar Stanton, 1863-1919

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Author and historian. From the description of Edgar Stanton Maclay papers, 1782-circa 1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983022 ...

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...

Great Britain. Royal Navy

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Richard Howe, Earl Howe, was born in London, England, on March 19, 1726, the son of Emanuel Scrope Howe (1699-1735) and Mary Sophia Charlotte von Kielmansegg (1703-1782). Around 1735, he joined the crew of the merchant ship Thames, and in July 1739 he joined the 40-gun Royal Navy ship Pearl . Howe then served on several ships in the Caribbean and off the South American coast. After being promoted to lieutenant in 1744 and post captain in 1746, he continued his military service in th...