Letter, May 30 and June 5, 1868.

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Letter, May 30 and June 5, 1868.

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Letter to his brother J. Hill Martin in Philadelphia, PA from the USS Powhatan, flagship of the South American Squadron, in Iquique, which belonged to Peru at that time. He describes the town, the silver and nitrate mines there and the Indian women.

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Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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Martin, Ernest D. (Ernest Daniel), 1924-

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Martin was an assistant surgeon with the rate of master aboard the flagship USS Powhatan. From the description of Letter, May 30 and June 5, 1868. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 708578038 ...

Powhatan (Side-wheel steamer)

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U.S. naval vessel; launched 1850; saw action in the Civil War; after the war, used as a flagship in the South Pacific and Caribbean areas; scrapped in 1887. From the description of Station book of the U.S.S. Powhatan, 1863. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 159939272 U.S. Navy vessel, out of New York Naval Shipyard, on a survey voyage to Hong Kong and Shanghai. From the description of Log/journal, 1854-1855. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013353...