Edward Hallam Saltonstall Collection, 1861-1862.

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Edward Hallam Saltonstall Collection, 1861-1862.

The collection consists of the diary of Edward Hallam Saltonstall, captain's clerk aboard the gunboat Ottawa in 1861 and 1862 under the command of Lt. Thomas Holdup Stephens.

1 v. (93 p.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7587890

New-York Historical Society Library

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Naval History Society

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Saltonstall, Edward Hallam.

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