Correspondence, 1813-1857.

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Correspondence, 1813-1857.

Chiefly copies of letters (1849-1857) protesting a bill passed in 1848 which authorized the building of wooden docks, basins, and railways at navy yards in Kittery, Me., Philadelphia, Pa., and Pensacola, Fla., charging ignorance and corruption; together with replies received from representatives Amos Tuck and James Pike; family correspondence relating to the cotton trade; and copies of letters to Judge Joel Parker protesting a court decision.

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Pensacola Navy Yard.

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Tuck, Amos, 1810-1879

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Salter, John, 1788-1858

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Captain in the merchant service, of Portsmouth, N.H. From the description of Correspondence, 1813-1857. (New Hampshire Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70963874 ...

Pike, James, 1818-1895

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Parker, Joel, 1795-1875

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Parker, jurist, was professor of law at Harvard Law School (1848-1868). In 1861, he published his Personal Liberty Laws (Statutes of Massachusetts) and Slavery in the Territories which was probably based on this and other articles for the Boston Journal. From the description of Letters, 1853-1866 (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 235078843 American jurist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Cambridge [Mass.], to William M. Evarts, 1...

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (U.S.)

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Information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (U.S.)">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (U.S.)</a>. From the guide to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (U.S.) Ledger, 1869-1870, (Special Collections Research Center) ...

Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard was established in 1801 in the Southwark District of Philadelphia. In 1876, it was relocated three miles south to League Island at the confluence of the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers. From the description of Logbooks, 1837, 1849. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122633130 The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard was established in 1801 in the Southwark District of Philadelphia. In 1876, the yard relocated three miles south to ...