Commonplace book, 1841-1847.

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Commonplace book, 1841-1847.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39521972

Collection consists of a commonplace book (120 pp.) with drafts of copies of undated letters, personal accounts, mess accounts, diary entries, log entries, and other records. In one letter, Peed notes that his mother lives in Washington, D.C., and he may have been a resident there also. His letters are usually requests for leave or for a warrant as a sailmaker.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7414984

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Peed, John, d. 1851.

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Sailmaker in the U.S. Navy who served on a U.S. frigate, the U.S.S. MACEDONIAN. From the description of Commonplace book, 1841-1847. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39521972 ...

Macedonian (Frigate : 1836-1852)

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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...