Letter - Capt. Alex Claxton, U.S. Ship Hornet, New York, to Commodore James Barron, Gosport, Virginia, 1828 November 19
Scope and Contents
3 pages. Autograph letter signed, card. Marked "Private." Re: an epidemic of yellow fever on his ship which he attributes to the removal of the bellows air pump which had been removed from his ship at the last overhaul. "It is the invention of Commo. Barron . . . I consider it a thorough safe guard from local fever, and shall not willingly go to sea without one."
Dates
- Creation: 1828 November 19
Creator
- From the Collection: Barron, James, 1769-1851 (Person)
- From the Collection: Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Person)
- From the Collection: Elliott, Jesse Duncan, 1782-1845 (Person)
- From the Collection: Green, Duff, 1791-1875 (Person)
- From the Collection: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 (Person)
- From the Collection: Kendall, Amos, 1789-1869 (Person)
- From the Collection: Stevens, William Oliver, 1878-1955 (Person)
- From the Collection: Upshur, A. P. (Abel Parker), 1790-1844 (Person)
Language of Materials
English
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Extent
From the Collection: 7.52 Linear Feet
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository