Thomas Turner-David R. Stewart collection, 1834-1835.

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Thomas Turner-David R. Stewart collection, 1834-1835.

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Reports and other material concerning the duel (1835) between Turner and Stewart, lieutenants on the U.S.S. Delaware, that ended in Stewart's death. Includes letters or statements from Simon B. Bissell, George Jones, John H. Marshall, Thomas Turner, and William Turk to John B. Nicolson, commander of the U.S.S. Delaware, and Daniel T. Patterson, commander of U.S. naval forces in the Mediterranean.

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Bissell, Simon B., d. 1883.

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Patterson, Daniel Todd, 1786-1839

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Naval officer. From the description of Papers, 1772-1927 (bulk 1825-1835). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 34576608 Biographical Note 1786, Mar. 6 Born, Long Island, N. Y. 1800 Appointed midshipman Duty on board Delaware (ship), West India Squadron ...

Turk, William L.

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Naval surgeon. From the description of Letter, 1854, Sep. 24 : Newark, New Jersey. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35527756 Fleet Surgeon, U.S. Navy. From the description of Papers, 1744-1854. (Navy Department Library, Naval History & Heritage Command). WorldCat record id: 57510856 William Turk (d. 1854) of Whitehall, N.Y. (Washington County), naval surgeon. From the description of Papers, 1824-1835. (New Jersey Historical Society ...

Stewart, David R., 1814-1835

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Nicolson, John B., 1783-1846

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Jones, George, 1800-1870

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Delaware (Ship)

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Marshall, John H.

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David H. Vinton (1803-1873), a career military officer, was a West Point graduate (1822). After initial service in ordnance, he specialized in quartermaster duties from 1835 until his retirement at the end of the Civil War. He served on the Canadian frontier of New York (1838-1843), during a period of Anglo-American tensions. From 1846-1848 he was Quartermaster at New York, efficiently organizing shipments to the US Army in Mexico. He was Chief Quartermaster of the Department of the...

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...

Turner, Thomas, 1808-1883

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American naval officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : "U. S.S. Saratoga at Sea," to "My dear Abert", 1859 May 17-19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270573578 From the description of Autograph telegram signed : "U. S.S. New Ironsides, Hampton Roads," to G.V. Fox, 1862 Aug. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270573582 Naval officer. From the description of Thomas Turner-David R. Stewart collection, 1834-1835. (Unknown). WorldCat record ...