Letterbook of Robert Traill Spence, 1822-1823.

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Letterbook of Robert Traill Spence, 1822-1823.

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Letterbook kept by Spence while serving as commander, U.S.S. Cyane, during a tour of the West Indies to protect American lives and interests, and during a tour of West Africa to prevent the transport of slaves and to protect the settlement in Liberia. Includes outgoing letters to Francisco González de Linares, Judah Lord, Courtland Parker, Carlos Sowblette, and Smith Thompson.

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Cyane (Ship)

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Spence, Robert Traill, 1785?-1826

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Naval officer. From the description of Letterbook of Robert Traill Spence, 1822-1823. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83791374 ...

Thompson, Smith, 1768-1843

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Smith Thompson (1768-1843) was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court and United States Secretary of the Navy. From the guide to the Smith Thompson Letter, ., 1822, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Smith Thompson (1768-1843), associate justice of the United States Supreme Court and United States Secretary of the Navy. From the description of Smith Thompson letter, 1822 [manuscript]. WorldCat ...

González de Linares, Francisco.

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Parker, Courtland.

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Lord, Judah.

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Sowblette, Carlos.

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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...