William Penn Chandler papers, 1854-1856.

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William Penn Chandler papers, 1854-1856.

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Letterbook (containing circa 130 letters) and 3 volumes of a diary detailing Chandler's business and social affairs while he was American consul to the city and kingdom of Tunis. Includes references to the gift of the Bey of Tunis of two camels to the U.S. Army Transport Service and the work of David Dixon Porter and Henry C. Wayne to convey them safely to the U.S. Correspondents include Ahmed and Mohammed, Beys of Tunis, Sir Edward Barnes, Charles H. Bell, Count Raffo (foreign minister of Tunis), and William Winthrop (consul at Malta).

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Chandler, William Penn, 1820-

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Lawyer, editor and diplomat. From the description of William Penn Chandler papers, 1854-1856. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80602316 ...

United States. Army Transport Service

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Raffo, Count

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Winthrop, William

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Porter, David D. (David Dixon), 1813-1891

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U.S. naval officer. From the description of Papers, 1847-1877. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20077865 Admiral David Dixon Porter was born in Chester, PA, on June 8, 1813. He was instrumental in Farragut's capturing of New Orleans in 1862 when he set off 20,000 bombs to destroy the Confederate forts, Jackson and Saint Philip. This allowed Farragut to sail past the forts and up the Mississippi to New Orleans. He also was instrumental in the Battle of Vicksburg...

Ahmed, Bey of Tunis.

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Barnes, Edward, Sir, 1776-1838.

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Bell, Charles Henry, 1823-1893

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Mohammed, Bey of Tunis

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Wayne, Henry C. (Henry Constantine), 1815-1883

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U.S. Army and later Confederate Army officer, from Milledgeville (Baldwin Co.), Ga. From the description of Papers, 1859-1864. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20460591 ...