William Maxwell Wood logbook, 1844-1845.

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William Maxwell Wood logbook, 1844-1845.

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Kept while fleet surgeon of the Pacific Squadron on the U.S. Sloop of War Portsmouth, May 1844-1845. Includes list of duties of the surgeons and stewards of the sickbay; regulations; records of patients and their treatment, with an account of the illness and death of Commander Alexander J. Dallas; report of illnesses treated and of other deaths on board; voyages from Callao to the Marquesas; record of mercury poisoning. Also included at end: log, Oct. 10, 1843-July 6, 1844, of the voyage of the Portsmouth from New York to Callao and Payta; abstract of the log of the U.S. Frigate Savannah, 1843-1845, from New York to Monterey, Calif., returning to Valparaiso; and copies of reports of the sick on the Levant, Warren, Shark, Erie, and Savannah, 1843-1844. Included also: a few later diary entries and copies of letters, 1861, when on the U.S. Steamer Michigan.

1 v. ;32 cm.

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United States. Navy. Pacific Squadron

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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...

Wood, William Maxwell, 1809-1880

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Dr. William Maxwell Wood was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1809. He was Fleet Surgeon of the U.S. Pacific Squadron and credited with notifying his authorities of the breakout of the Mexican War. This notification allowed his authorities to immediately go to California and possess it. Dr. Wood died on March 1st, 1880 at his home in Maryland. From the description of Autobiography and Reminiscence of Dr. William Maxwell Wood, Deceased, 1901. (The Society of California Pioneers). WorldC...

Dallas, Alexander J. (Alexander James), 1791-1844

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The recipient of the letter was likely Alexander James Dallas (1791 -1844), an American Naval officer. From the guide to the Alexander J. Dallas Letter, 1806, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) ...