James M. Duncan family papers, 1860-1988.

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James M. Duncan family papers, 1860-1988.

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This collection of items--original and copied--from the second half of the nineteenth century focuses on both the civilian and military careers of James M. Duncan. Featuring a variety of certificates, letters, tickets, and records, this collection reflects Mr. Duncan's work aboard numerous steamships in Europe as well as his service in the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War. Of interest is the fact that, although serving in the Confederate States of America military, Mr. Duncan was a Scottish citizen who did not formally immigrate to the United States until 1873.

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James M. Duncan family.

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James Marshall Duncan was a Scottish seaman. He was born in 1842 to James Duncan and Mary Marshall and lived his early life in Partick, Scotland. He had at least one brother, Laurence, with whose son William he served in the Confederate Navy on board CSS Virginia (family history is confusing on this point, as to whether Laurence is James Marshall Duncan's brother or uncle). He married Janet Stewart in 1860 in Partick. James Marshall Duncan signed on with the Confederate ...

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...

Weeks, Grenville.

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Duncan, James M. (James Marshall), 1842-1911.

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