John Newland Maffitt papers, 1833-1911, 1976.

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John Newland Maffitt papers, 1833-1911, 1976.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24599972

Family, personal, business and official correspondence of John Newland Maffitt concerning his early career in the U.S. Navy; his Confederate service (for which there is also a journal) on both combat and blockade running vessels, particularly the C.S.S. Florida; service as captain of a British vessel after the war; retirement to Wilmington, N.C., and literary activities; and the controvery over the alleged negligence of Commander George Henry Preble, U.S.N., for allowing the C.S.S. Florida to enter Mobile Bay in 1862. Also included are papers of Maffitt's daughter, Florie, and his third wife, Emma Martin Maffitt, who published a book on her husband in 1906; scrapbooks; genealogical materials; photographs, including a snapshot of Amelia Earhart; and a manuscript novel and speeches by Maffitt.

ca. 600 items (1.0 linear feet)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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