U.S.S. Lexington logbook, 1837-1838.

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U.S.S. Lexington logbook, 1837-1838.

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This logbook of the U.S.S. Lexington was kept between July 13, 1837 and April 25, 1838 by Pierre Cortlandt Van Wyck, a midshipman in the United States Navy. The ship was commanded by John H. Clark and cruised from Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Boston to Rio de Janeiro, Valparaiso, Callao, Islay, and other locations.

.21 linear foot (1 volume)

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 8135907

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Lexington (Sloop)

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Van Wyck, Pierre Cortlandt.

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Clark, John H. E.

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United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...