Philadelphia Navy Yard collection, 1831-1865.

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Philadelphia Navy Yard collection, 1831-1865.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/429426569

Consists chiefly of official correspondence and a few documents related to the operations of the Philadelphia Navy Yard starting in the 1830s and leading up to the Civil War. The collection numbers over 500 letters and orders written by personnel of various U.S. Navy Department bureaus and its Commissioner's Office to commanders of the Philadelphia Navy Yard, providing a very clear picture of the function of the various bureaus in the construction and outfitting of naval ships.

0.6 linear ft. (1 archival box, 1 half-size archival box)

Princeton University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7489934

Princeton University Library

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