Francis Thornton Chew papers, 1841-1881 [manuscript].

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Francis Thornton Chew papers, 1841-1881 [manuscript].

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The collection includes a diary (2 volumes), 1863-1865, written while Chew was in Bermuda, Nova Scotia, England, and France on a secret mission, and sailing around the world on the raider "Shenandoah"; an autobiography, written in 1881, covering the period of the diary as well as Chew's growing up in Arkansas and Missouri, his education at Annapolis, 1859-1861, and Confederate service, 1861-1862; a picture of the "Shenandoah"; and a map of its voyage.

5 items (0.5 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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