Robert Salmond Talbot papers, 1859-1957 (bulk 1859-1904)

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Robert Salmond Talbot papers, 1859-1957 (bulk 1859-1904)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60491572

The bulk of the collection consists of official documents, orders and correspondence during Talbot's naval service in the Civil War and the Spanish-American War. Also in the collection are four letters written to his wife between June and July of 1898 while Talbot was stationed on USS Indiana. Additional correspondence concerns his retirement status after leaving the Navy in 1898.

0.3 cubic ft. 1 box.

Navy Department Library, Naval History & Heritage Command

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SNAC Resource ID: 7779482

Navy Department Library, Naval History & Heritage Command

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