Howell Cobb papers, 1857-1860.

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Howell Cobb papers, 1857-1860.

The collection consists entirely of correspondence (1857-1860) from Secretary of the Treasury Cobb to Captain John Faunce of the Revenue Cutter Service. The letters are concerned with the construction, outfitting, arming, manning, and provisioning of the cutter HARRIET LANE, which was temporarily under the control of the U.S. Naval force to be sent to Paraguay.

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

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United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Office of the Secretary.

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Born 26 Feb. 1786 in Waterbury, New Haven, Conn.; died in Oswego, N.Y. in July 1826. From the description of Release of Selah Bronson from debtors' prison, 1825 Oct. 19. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 191767452 ...

Cobb, Howell, 1815-1868

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Howell Cobb (September 7, 1815-October 9, 1868) was an American lawyer and diplomat. He served as congressman (1843-51; 1855-57), Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1849-51), governor of Georgia (1851-53), and secretary of the treasury (1857-60). Following Georgia's secession from the Union in 1861, he served as president of the Provisional Confederate Congress (1861-62) and a major general of the Confederate army. Cobb was born in Jefferson County on September 7, 1815, the eldest ...

Faunce, John

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Harriet Lane (Ship)

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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...