Box 2
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Herndon, William Lewis, Naval officer, New York, U. S. Frigate Constellation, U.S.Sch. Madison, Fredericksburg, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., to Mrs. Frances M. Lewis, 1832-1854
File — Box: 2, Folder: 6
Identifier: id109864
Scope and Contents
Concerning voyages of the Constellation in the Mediterranean, tyranny in Portugal, foreign affairs, travels in the Aegean, life on the brig Jefferson, meeting with the French Minister in D. C., Commanding the U. S. schooner Madison, attempts to capture Indians, war with the Indians, his brother-in-law Matthew Fontaine Maury; work at the Observatory in D. C., preparing reports of his expedition, publication and sale of the same, Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon.
Dates:
1832-1854