Private Journal, 1868.

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Private Journal, 1868.

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Private Journal (Diary) of Midshipman Wisner aboard the U.S.S. Pawnee of the U.S. Navy while part of the South Atlantic Squadron, Oct. 26-Dec. 17, 1868. Wisner described his duties, the weather, people, scenery, hunts for food, and fights between Brasilians and Paraguayan armies. The journal was 53 pages long, but many pages in the front have been ripped out.

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Clarke Historical Library

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Wisner, Henry, c. 1720-1790

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Henry Wisner (c. 1720 – March 4, 1790) was an American Founding Father and miller from Goshen, New York. He was a patriot leader during the American Revolution who voted for Independence on July 4, 1776 at the creation of the Declaration of Independence, and represented New York in the Continental Congress, where he signed the 1774 Continental Association. Born around 1720 near Florida, New York, Wisner built and operated a gristmill in Goshen and became one of the town's leading citizens. Or...

Pawnee (Sloop)

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United States. Navy. South American Squadron

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