W.J. Richardson papers, 1864.

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W.J. Richardson papers, 1864.

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Papers consist of a photocopy of a letter (1864 April 5) from Gideon Welles, U.S. Secretary of the Navy, to Major William Richardson granting him permission to travel to New Orleans (La.); a photocopy of a letter (1864 Oct. 14) from William Richardson in New York (N.Y.) to his wife concerning his imminent departure on a southbound steamship with his son William (James) and others; and a typewritten transcription of a travel diary fragment (Oct. 1864) of William James Richardson (age 15) entitled "A Journal of a Southern Voyage." Diary concerns his steamship voyage with his father, recording his observations at Charleston (S.C.) including Union vessels in the harbor and a captured blockade runner; and a brief description of a visit to Beaufort (S.C.).

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South Carolina Historical Society

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South Carolina Historical Society

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Richardson, William, d. 1893.

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Richardson, William James, b. ca. 1849.

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Son of William Richardson (d. 1893) of New York, an officer in the U.S. Paymaster Corps. William James Richardson became the owner of a horsecar business in Brooklyn (N.Y.). From the description of W.J. Richardson papers, 1864. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 37522244 ...