Bailey family letters [transcripts], 1842-1866.

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Bailey family letters [transcripts], 1842-1866.

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Typed transcripts of letters sent by brothers Alfred, Isaiah, Jr., and Oscar Bailey of Boston and Cambridge, Mass., 1842-66. Includes letters sent by Alfred to his father Isaiah, Sr. while traveling in the ship Columbia to San Francisco, and subsequent life as a gold prospector, 1842-53; letters sent by Isaiah, Jr. to Alfred describing life and work in Cambridge, 1856; and letters written by Oscar while serving with the 1st Regiment, Mass. Infantry in Virginia and on the U.S.S Cumberland during the Civil War, 1861-63. Also includes a letter written by Isaiah, Sr. requesting information from the Navy regarding Oscar's death, 1866.

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Bailey family.

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Bailey, Isaiah.

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U.S.S. Cumberland (Ship)

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Bailey, Oscar, d. ca. 1865.

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Bailey, Isaiah, Jr.

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Bailey, Alfred

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Columbia (Ship : 1841-1859)

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Whaling ship; out of Nantucket, Mass.; master: George F. Joy; owner-agent: Charles G. & Henry Coffin; built at East Boston, Mass. From the description of Log/journal, 1841 Sept. 5-1845 Dec. 7. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 70957783 Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by Joseph C. Chase; owned by Charles G. & Henry Coffin. From the description of Log/journal, 1846-1850. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 710...