Papers : of Richard Lucien Page, 1824-1901.

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Papers : of Richard Lucien Page, 1824-1901.

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The collection contains the logs of the Brandywine (8 September 1825 - 22 February 1826), the USS Constitution (23 February 1826 - 31 March 1828), the Perry (27 April - 31 December 1852), and the Germantown (15 July 1857 - 3 January 1859 and 1 January 1859 - 17 April 1860). The Brandywine traveled from Chesapeake Bay to England, France, and Spain with the Marquis de Lafayette as a passenger and Page as a midshipman. The Constitution traveled from Spain to Greece, Tunisia, and Turkey. The Perry left Brooklyn, N.Y., for the Cape Verde Islands and Liberia. The Germantown left Norfolk, Va., for Ceylon, China, Hong Kong, India, Macao, Madeira, the Philippine Islands, Singapore, and South Africa. On its second voyage, the Germantown traveled from the Philippine Islands to China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macao, St. Helena, and South Africa. Also included is a C.S.A. Army District of the Gulf telegraph book (12 March - 8 August 1864) kept at Fort Morgan, Mobile Bay, Ala., with messages sent and received by Page with Jefferson Davis, George G. Garner, Edward Higgins, Dabney Herndon Maury, and others, and telegrams (1864) from Garner, Higgins, and Maury. There are also notes (1850) of Thomas Robinson concerning guns of U.S. naval ships; a copy of a memoir by Page concerning an 1824-1825 visit by Lafayette to Norfolk and an 1824 visit to Portsmouth; and a 1901 obituary notice for Page.

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Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834

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Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette was born at Chavaniac, Auvergne, in 1757, to an old, illustrious family of the provincial and military nobility. He lost both his parents early: his father was killed by the British at the Battle of Minden when Lafayette was two years old (1759), and when he was thirteen and attending the prestigious Collège de Plessis in Paris both his mother and grandfather died (1770). The latter's death left Lafayette with a si...

Higgins, Edward, 1821-1875.

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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...

Page, Richard Lucien, 1807-1901.

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Page served in the U.S. Navy, as commander of the Perry and the Germantown, and in the C.S.A. Navy. From the description of Papers : of Richard Lucien Page, 1824-1901. (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 29553120 ...

Germantown (Ship)

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Robinson, Thomas, d. 1882.

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Garner, George G.

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Confederate States of America. Navy

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Built in Philadelphia as the Habana, the CSS Sumter was originally used as a blockade runner in New Orleans. In 1861, she was purchased for use by the Confederate Government. Under the command of Raphael Semmes, she captured a number of Union flag merchant ships off the coasts of Cuba and South America, as well as other locations in the western hemisphere. When her boilers became unfit for use and repairs and supplies could not be obtained, she was sold at public auction at Gibraltar on December...

Constitution (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by Obed R. Bunker; owner-agent: Charles G. & Henry Coffin; first ship to use camel out of Nantucket harbor (not on this voyage). From the description of Log/journal, 1842 Sept. 23-1843 Oct. 20. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013209 Logbook belonging to a whaler from Nantucket, Mass. From the description of Logbook of the whaling ship Constitution, 1840-1842. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: ...

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

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Mary Ann Lamar Cobb (1818-1889), wife of Gen. Howell Cobb (1815-1868). From the description of Letter to Mary Ann Lamar Cobb, 1888 Oct. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476494 Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was born in Kentucky. He attended Transylvania University for a short time before enrolling at West Point in 1824, at the age of 16. He graduated in 1828 and immediately joined the First Infantry. His regiment was engaged in the Blackhawk War of 1831. In 1833, he became a...

Jireh Perry (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Amos A. Chase. From the description of Outfit book, 1879 Aug. 23. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013388 ...

Maury, Dabney Herndon, 1822-1900

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Author and Confederate Army officer. From the description of Letters of Dabney Herndon Maury, 1862-1863. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71009539 Dabney Herndon Maury was a Major General in the Confederate States Army and commanded the District of the Gulf. From the description of Dabney Herndon Maury letter, 1865 June 1. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 244205268 Confederate general and organizer of the Southern Historical Society. ...

Brandywine (Ship)

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