Papers of Charles Stanhope Cotton, 1860-1921.

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Papers of Charles Stanhope Cotton, 1860-1921.

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Official correspondence, newspaper clippings, invitations, and miscellaneous material relating primarily to Cotton's command of the U.S.S. Harvard during the Spanish-American War and to his activities as commander-in-chief of the U.S. Fleet (1903-1904). Includes several letters from the Civil War period. Correspondents include William S. Cowles, Charles H. Darling, Edwin Denby, David G. Farragut, William E. Harvey, and William H. Moody.

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Harvey, William, 1796-1866

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Denby, Edwin, 1870-1929

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Darling, Charles Hial, 1859-1944.

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Cotton, Charles Stanhope, 1843-1909

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Cowles, William Sheffield, 1846-1923.

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