Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection includes the correspondence, certificates, photographs, accounts, and journals of Rear Admiral Charles H. Bell. Naval journals cover Bell's service in the Mediterranean Sea from 1855-1858. The photographs are a mix of personal and souvenirs, which largely depict men and women from Peru. There is also material related to his role as executor for the estate of Samuel Swartwout. The collection also includes papers related to the Smith family, particularly Bell's executor and...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection includes the correspondence, certificates, photographs, accounts, and journals of Rear Admiral Charles H. Bell. Naval journals cover Bell's service in the Mediterranean Sea from 1855-1858. The photographs are a mix of personal and souvenirs, which largely depict men and women from Peru. There is also material related to his role as executor for the estate of Samuel Swartwout. The collection also includes papers related to the Smith family, particularly Bell's executor and...

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Speech of Thomas Jefferson, delivered at his Inauguration, March 4, 1801. Printed as a broadside on silk by W[illiam] Pechin, Print., [Baltimore, MD.], 12.5" x 14.75" Image is available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/scrc/4679704532/

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Certificate of appointment of Charles H. Bell as a commander in the U.S. Navy. Signed by Martin Van Buren, President of the United States and [James] K[irke} Paulding, Secretary of the Navy.

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Certificate of appointment of Charles H. Bell as Commander in the United States Navy. Signed by Martin Van Buren, President of the United States and J[ames] K[irke] Paulding, Secretary of the Navy.

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Army and Navy Chronicle Extra. List of Promotions and Appointments.

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Diploma of charles H. Bell from U.S. Naval Lyceum, certifying his election as a Resident Member.

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Certificate of appointment of Charles H. Bell as a Captain in the U.S. Navy. Signed by Franklin Pierce, President of the United States and J[ames] C[ochran] Dobbin, Secretary of the Navy.

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Certificate of appointment of Charles H. Bell as a Commodore in the U.S. Navy, on the retired list. Signed by Abraham Lincoln and Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy.