Philip Syng Physick Conner letter to David Lewis and song in honor of his father, Com. Conner, 1847-1908.

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Philip Syng Physick Conner letter to David Lewis and song in honor of his father, Com. Conner, 1847-1908.

The collection consists of two items: letter from Philip Syng Physick Conner to Col. David Lewis, 6 June 1908, accompanying a song he had requested; also, printed lyrics to song sung by Col. Page at a complimentary dinner given to Com. Conner, praising patriotism, the festive occasion, and Conner. The dinner occurred 6 May, 1847, but the broadside is otherwise undated.

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Conner, David, 1792-1856

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David Conner (1792-1856) was a United States naval officer. He served as Navy Commissioner; chief of the Bureau of Construction, Equipment and Repair; commander of the U.S. naval force in the Gulf of Mexico during the war with Mexico; and commandant of the naval base at Philadelphia. From the guide to the David Conner papers, 1816-1856, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Navy officer. From the description of ALS : Philadelphia, to R...

Lewis, David, Col.

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Conner, Philip Syng Physick, 1837-1910

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Philip Syng Physick Conner was a Philadelphia geneaologist and author and the son of U.S. Navy Commodore David Connor, Commander of the Home Squadron at the 1847 combined Army-Navy operation at Vera Cruz. From the description of Scrapbook, 1846-1900. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122625375 Philip Syng Physick Conner was an historian and scholar in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He wrote numerous works on local history, military history, and genealogy...