Papers, 1855-1913.

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Papers, 1855-1913.

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Mainly the papers of Thomas Jefferson Page (1808-1889), born in Virginia but resided in Washington, D.C., Argentina, Liverpool, Eng., and Italy; who commanded several U.S. naval expeditions surveying the Rio de la Plata river system in South America culminating in the publication of La Plata, the Argentine Confederation, and Paraguay (New York, 1859); served in the Confederate navy and after the Civil War never returned permanently to live in the U.S.; owned and managed a cattle and sheep plantation in Argentina; served the Argentine government beginning in 1870 in equipping its navy with armaments and supervising the building of its ships in Europe; and finally moved to Italy in 1884. Also, concern John Page (1840- 1890) of Argentina who was one of the sons of Thomas Jefferson Page, born in the U.S. but mainly served as an officer in the Argentine navy and managed a plantation there. Prominent correspondents include various Argentine government officials such as Manuel Taboada, Justo Jose de Urquiza, Manuel R. Garcia, Julio A. Roca, and Eduardo Racedo, all concerning navigability of Argentine waterways, Matthew Fontaine Maury's torpedo system, and building of warships.

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Page, Thomas Jefferson, 1808-1899

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Urquiza, Justo José de, 1801-1870

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Roca, Julio Argentino, 1843-1914

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