Papers, 1846-1879.

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Papers, 1846-1879.

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Letters, military orders, and other papers concerning the career of Bradford and other naval officers. The materials chiefly concern promotions, instructions, and charges brought against Bradford several times for disobeying orders, once during the Civil War. One letter (1858, March 4) refers to a search for a slaver along the coast of Louisiana and Texas. Two letters from 1867 refer to a yellow fever epidemic aboard Bradford's ship, the U.S.S. Resaca. General Orders 120 of the Navy concerns the fixing of ranks of line and staff officers. Place names include: Mexico, Panama, Russian America, and the Gulf of California. Names of correspondents and recipients include: Capt. David D. Porter, Capt. J.G. Breshwood, Ichabod Godwin, F.H. Hatch (Collector of Customs in New Orleans), Capt. H.R. Thatcher (of the U.S.S. Pensacola), Capt. John G. Mitchell, and Capt. T.S. Phelps.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Phelps, T. S.

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Mitchell, John G.

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Godwin, Ichabod.

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Bradford, Joseph Morgan, 1824-1872.

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Captain in U.S. Navy; later Inspector of Ordnance at Navy Yard in Washington. From the description of Papers, 1846-1879. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 34035841 ...

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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...

Hatch, F. H. (Frederick Henry), 1864-1932

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Pensacola (Screw steamer)

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Launched by Pensacola Navy Yard 1859; commissioned in full 1861; decommissioned 1911; burned and sunk by U.S. Navy in San Francisco Bay May 1912. From the description of Ledgers, 1905-1905. (University of West Florida). WorldCat record id: 70961228 ...

Thatcher, H. R.

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Breshwood, J. G.

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Resaca (Ship)

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Porter, David D.

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United States. Navy. North Pacific Squadron.

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