Dickinson family collection, 1790-1865.

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Dickinson family collection, 1790-1865.

Consists chiefly of correspondence and documents from 1861-1862 when S. Meredith Dickinson was commissioned as a paymaster in the United States Navy, assigned to the U.S. Sloop of War "Dale". Included are his cashbook for 1861, a quarterly clothing report, and a list of sick sent to the U.S. Naval Hospital in the early months of 1862.

.20 linear ft. (1 half-size archival box)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6901457

Princeton University Library

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Dickinson, S. Meredith (Samuel Meredith)

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