Papers, 1729-1926; bulk: 1729-1884.

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Papers, 1729-1926; bulk: 1729-1884.

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The papers of George H. Preble, naval officer and author, consist of family and naval correspondence, literary and historical compositions, and genealogical materials, together with diaries, logbooks, scrapbooks, expense accounts, notebooks of poetry and watercolors, and other papers concerning his naval career from 1835-78. Subjects include: the Battle of New Orleans (1862), the escape of the Confederate cruiser Oreto for which Preble was censured, and official logs of his naval service. The collection includes research material collected by Preble for writings on construction at the Boston (Charlestown) Navy Yard, the U.S. flag, and privateering in the U.S. (Cont.) Preble's diaries cover a voyage to the World's Fair in the U.S.F. St. Lawrence (1851); "Diary of a Cruise to China and Japan, 1853-56" kept on Matthew Perry's mission to open Japanese ports; and on a naval voyage, 1863-68. The collection also contains letters and diary, 1803-39, of Enoch Preble, father of George H. Preble, and correspondence of Ellen Bangs Preble, Susan Zabiah (Cox) Preble, and Adeline Preble.

25 boxes, 6 cased v., and 1 oversize box.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 8212491

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Preble, George Henry, 1816-1885

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George Henry Preble was born 25 February 1816 Portland ME. He was elected a member of NEHGS in 1866 and became a life member in 1869. He died 1 March 1885 Brookline MA [memoir in Memorial Biographies 8:206]. From the description of George Henry Preble Papers, 1791-1873. (New England Historic Genealogical Society). WorldCat record id: 50057646 U.S. Navy officer and author; b. in Portland, Me. From the description of George Henry Preble memorandum book, 1859 and un...

Preble, Ellen Bangs, 1808-1867.

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Preble, Susan Zabiah Cox.

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United States. Navy Yard (Boston, Mass.)

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Preble, Enoch, 1763-1842

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Ship captain and city official, of Portland, Me. From the description of Enoch Preble expense book, 1801-1804 and 1830. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 278802887 ...

Preble, Adeline, 1805-

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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...

St. Lawrence (U.S. frigate)

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Oreto (cruiser)

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