William Wallace Crapo correspondence, 1881 and 1918.

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William Wallace Crapo correspondence, 1881 and 1918.

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Correspondence reflecting U.S. Navy's efforts to secure a vessel to search for the steam bark Jeannette and other vessels lost in the Arctic in 1881; together with a letter (1918) from Crapo to Andrew Granville Pierce, Jr. (1864-1950) giving him the above letters.

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Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library

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Jeannette Expedition (1879-1881)

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Jeannette (Ship)

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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...

Crapo, William Wallace, 1830-1926

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Lawyer and legislator, of New Bedford, Mass.; U.S. representative from Massachusetts (1875-1883) From the description of William Wallace Crapo correspondence, 1881 and 1918. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 76784463 ...

Rodgers (Steam bark)

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