Papers of William Radford, 1847-1890.

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Papers of William Radford, 1847-1890.

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Correspondence, orders to duty, and other material, chiefly relating to Radford's naval career and the Civil War. Correspondents include Solomon D. Belton, Walter D. C. Boggs, Andrew H. Foote, Gustavus Fox, William W. Low, Hiram Paulding, George M. Robeson, Cornelius K. Stirling, William G. Temple, and Gideon Welles.

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Paulding, Hiram, 1797-1878

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Admiral. From the description of Papers, 1817-1965, 1817-1875 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155565374 ...

Belton, Solomon D.

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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878

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A native of Glastonbury, Conn., Gideon Welles began his career as a lawyer but took up journalism as a profession, founding the Hartford Times, which he also edited, in 1826. Active in the Democratic Party in Connecticut, he served in the Connecticut state legislature and in several state offices. He later shifted his allegiance to the Republican Party due to his strong anti-slavery views and founded the Hartford Evening Press, a zealously Republican newspaper. President Abraham Lincoln appointe...

Foote, Andrew H. (Andrew Hull), 1806-1863

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U.S. naval officer; commander of U.S.S. Perry off west coast of Africa and of U.S.S. Portsmouth as part of East India Squadron involved in Battle of the Barrier Forts near Canton, China (1856). From the description of Andrew H. Foote papers, 1824-1865. (New Haven Colony Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 435675954 American naval officer. From the description of Autograph telegraph signed : [n.p.], to Lieut. J.P. Sanford, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat ...

Fox, Gustavus Vasa, 1821-1883

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Gustavus Vasa Fox served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy during the Civil War. From the description of G. V. Fox letter to H. R. Anthony, 1865 November 10. (University of California, Santa Barbara). WorldCat record id: 746765569 Assistant secretary, U.S. Navy, 1861-1866. From the description of Letter : Ports[mout]h, N.H., [18]65 Aug. 10. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 30798411 Assistant Secretary of the Navy. ...

Robeson, George M. (George Maxwell), 1829-1897

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George Maxwell Robeson, lawyer, attorney-general of New Jersey, Congressman from New Jersey, and secretary of the navy was born in Warren County, NJ. He graduated with high honors from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1847. Robeson studied law, and was appointed by Governor Newell as prosecutor of Camden County. In 1867 he was appointed attorney-general of New Jersey by Governor Marcus Ward; and in 1869 Robeson was appointed secretary of the navy by President Ulysses Grant...

Boggs, Walter D. C.

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Low, William W., d. 1877

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Stirling, Cornelius K.

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Radford, William, 1809-1890

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American naval officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : "Flag Ship Dumbarton," Off Aikens Landing, to Captain A. H. Kilty, 1865 Feb. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270616078 Epithet: Reverend; Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000799.0x00008b William Radford was CO, European Squadron, 1869-1870. He served in the Civil War, the Mexican Wa...

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...

Temple, William G. (William Grenville), 1824-1894

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American naval officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Portsmouth, N.H., to "My dear Meade", 1867 Dec. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270575318 ...