Papers, 1861-1888.

ArchivalResource

Papers, 1861-1888.

Correspondence from Charles Francis Adams, John Bigelow, James D. Bulloch, and William Pitt Fessenden; copies of affidavits made by seamen aboard the Alabama, June 19, 1864, and a printed letter (1888) from Morse to W.L. Putnam of Portland, Me., concerning Morse's claim of $38,189 against the U.S.

0.2 linear ft. (135 items)

Related Entities

There are 6 Entities related to this resource.

Bigelow, John, 1817-1911

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65f9h5q (person)

John Bigelow was born in Malden-on-Hudson, New York. He was admitted to the bar in 1838. From 1849 to 1861, he was one of the editors and co-owners of the New York Evening Post. He was active in the Republican Party and in 1860, President Abraham Lincoln appointed him American Consul in Paris in 1861 and later served as American ambassador to France. After the Civil War's conclusion, he returned to New York, where he assisted Samuel J. Tilden in opposing the corruption that flourished in New ...

Adams, Charles Francis, 1807-1886

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60q1q1k (person)

American diplomat, lawyer, and biographer; son of John Quincy Adams, 1767-1848; U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts 1859-61, U.S. Minister to England, 1861-68; U.S. Arbitrator at the Geneva Tribunal ("Alabama" claims), 1871-72. From the guide to the Charles Francis Adams letters, 1844-1878, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Bulloch, James Dunwody, 1823-1901

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6np4ghn (person)

James Dunwody Bulloch (1823-1901) was a United States Navy officer and later a Confederate naval agent. From the guide to the James Dunwody Bulloch Letters, ., 1849, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) James Dunwody Bulloch (1823-1901) was a native of Savannah, Georgia, and an officer in the U.S. Navy. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he became a Confederate naval agent in Europe. After the war, Bulloch remained in Liverpo...

Fessenden, William Pitt, 1806-1869

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6mp56rj (person)

Republican legislator from Maine who became a U.S. Representative, Senator, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Secretary of the Treasury. He was a strong opponent of slavery. From the description of Papers, 1837-1869. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 17462689 William Pitt Fesssenden was a U.S. senator from Maine (1854-1864, 1865-1869) and Secretary of the Treasury during the Civil War (1864-1865). His sons, General Francis and Brigadier General ...

Morse, Freeman H. (Freeman Harlow), 1807-1891

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6r502gg (person)

U.S. representative from Maine, candidate for governor, and mayor of Bath, Me. From the description of Record book, [1857?] (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70974723 State legislator, U.S. Representative from Maine, and U.S. consul in London. From the description of Papers, 1861-1888. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 22441789 ...

Alabama (Screw sloop)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6964q8g (corporateBody)

C.S.S. Alabama was a screw sloop-of-war built for the Confederate States Navy at Birkenhead, England, in 1862 by John Laird Sons and Company. Alabama served as a successful commerce raider, attacking Union merchant and naval ships over the course of her two-year career, during which she never anchored in a Southern port. She was sunk in battle by the U.S.S. Kearsarge in June 1864 at the Battle of Cherbourg outside the port of Cherbourg, France. From the guide to the C. S. S. Alabama ...