Papers, 1792-1844.

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Papers, 1792-1844.

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A small collection of papers of Dr. Benjamin Shurtleff, originally of Plymouth (later Carver), Mass. and later a practicing physician in Boston. Included are letters from Shurtleff to Ephraim Spooner of Plymouth written as a surgeon in the U.S. Navy on the U.S.S. Merrimack in the West Indies during the quasi-war with France (1799-1801), with comments on privateering; certificates of his medical study; and letters from his father Benjamin and to his brother Lot, primarily regarding cattle and sheep farming in Carver.

1 narrow box.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Shurtleff, Lot, b. 1789.

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Shurtleff, Benjamin, 1748-1821.

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Shurtleff, Benjamin, 1774-1847

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Merrimack (Frigate)

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Spooner, Ephraim.

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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...