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Box 7

 Container

Contains 78 Results:

Letter - D. Winchester, Baltimore Ins. Co., to Gen'l Robert B. Taylor, Norfolk, Virginia, 1825 January 11

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 1
Identifier: id172070
Scope and Contents

1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Re: a memorial to Congress concerned with claims under the Florida Treaty.

Dates: 1825 January 11
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / James Barron Papers (I) / Box 7

Letter - Beverly Kennon, U.S. Ship Peacock, Balboa Bay, to Commodore James Barron, U.S. Naval Station, Philadelphia, 1825 January 21

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 2
Identifier: id172072
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3 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Congratulations on his appointment; re: his cruise and the independence of Peru.

Dates: 1825 January 21
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / James Barron Papers (I) / Box 7

Letter - J. Marron, Norfolk, to Come. James Barron, Philadelphia, 1825 January 31

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 3
Identifier: id172074
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1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Re: A Negro Man Ned, about who Gen'l Andrew Jackson was concerned.

Dates: 1825 January 31
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / James Barron Papers (I) / Box 7

Letters - R. Gatewood, Norfolk, to Como. James Barron, Philadelphia and Washington, 1825 January-December

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 4
Identifier: id172076
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18 letters. Autograph Letters Signed. Much news of Naval events in Norfolk, including criticism of the Admiral, the trial of Stewart, letter of Gen'l Jackson to Mr. Clay, and the movement of warships in and out of Norfolk.

Dates: 1825 January-December
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / James Barron Papers (I) / Box 7

Letter - W.G. Nicholas, Richmond, to Maj. Gen'l Taylor, Norfolk, 1825 February 3

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 5
Identifier: id172078
Scope and Contents

3 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Re: the raising of an army.

Dates: 1825 February 3
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / James Barron Papers (I) / Box 7

Letter - W. Bainbridge, Washington, to Commr. James Barron, Philadelphia, 1825 February 9

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 6
Identifier: id172080
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1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Re: the nephew of Barron, Midshipman [Samuel] Barron.

Dates: 1825 February 9
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / James Barron Papers (I) / Box 7

Letter - John Hollins, Maryland Ins. Co., Baltimore, to Robert Taylor, Norfolk, Virginia, 1825 February 14

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 7
Identifier: id172082
Scope and Contents

1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Re: a representation he made to Congress.

Dates: 1825 February 14
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / James Barron Papers (I) / Box 7

Notice - J.W. Houston, Philadelphia, to Commodore James Barron, 1825 February 24

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 8
Identifier: id172084
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1 pages. Printed Autograph Document Signed. Notice of election to the Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia.

Dates: 1825 February 24
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / James Barron Papers (I) / Box 7

James Barron, Philadelphia and Washington, to his daughter, Jane A. Hope, Hampton and Norfolk, 1825 February-September

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 9
Identifier: id172086
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14 letters. Autograph Letters Signed. Family letters covering the period in Philadelphia where he commanded the Navy Yard, and his time in Washington as Chairman of a Naval Court Martial.

Dates: 1825 February-September
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / James Barron Papers (I) / Box 7

Letters - A. McLane, Wilmington, Delaware, to Commodore James Barron, Washington and Gosport, 1825 February-December

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 10
Identifier: id172088
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7 letters. Autograph Letters Signed. A. McLane, a Revolutionary war veteran, writes of his experiences accompanying Gen'l Lafayette on his visits to America.

Dates: 1825 February-December
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / James Barron Papers (I) / Box 7

Plea - The mechanics employed in the Navy Yard, Gosport, to Commodore James Barron, Commander of the U.S. Navy Yard, Gosport, 1825 March 4

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 11
Identifier: id172090
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1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. A plea for more regular payment of wages.

Dates: 1825 March 4
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / James Barron Papers (I) / Box 7

E.R. McCall, New Brunswick, New Jersey, to Com. James Barron, Philadelphia, 1825 March 8

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 12
Identifier: id172092
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1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Report of his journey to report for duty.

Dates: 1825 March 8
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / James Barron Papers (I) / Box 7

Letter - Charles D. Brodie, Portsmouth, to Commodore James Barron, Philadelphia, 1825 March 8

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 13
Identifier: id172094
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1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Re: the outfitting of ships; and of Barron's ventilation system, "it may be hailed as the salvation of our Navy."

Dates: 1825 March 8
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / James Barron Papers (I) / Box 7

Letter - John Gillespie, Copenhagen, to Commodore James Barron, Philadelphia, 1825 March 10

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 14
Identifier: id172096
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2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Re: affairs in Copenhagen.

Dates: 1825 March 10
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / James Barron Papers (I) / Box 7

Letter - J. Gaillard, Charleston, to Commodore James Barron, Philadelphia, 1825 April 15

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 15
Identifier: id172098
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1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Introducing John Geddes.

Dates: 1825 April 15
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / James Barron Papers (I) / Box 7

Letter - James Barron, Philadelphia, to Samuel L. Southard, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C., 1825 April 25

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 16
Identifier: id172100
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1 page. Autograph Draft Signed. Recommending Henry Crabb.

Dates: 1825 April 25
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / James Barron Papers (I) / Box 7

Letter - Robert Kennedy, Philadelphia, to Com. James Barron, Philadelphia, 1825 April 25

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 17
Identifier: id172102
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1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Supporting the claims of William Crabb, Assistant Navy Store Keeper.

Dates: 1825 April 25
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / James Barron Papers (I) / Box 7

Request - Henry Geddes, to Com. James Barron, Philadelphia, 1825 April 30

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 18
Identifier: id172105
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1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Requesting assistance for the appointment of his son, George, to the Service.

Dates: 1825 April 30
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / James Barron Papers (I) / Box 7

Notice - Samuel L. Southard, Navy Department, to Capt. James Barron, Philadelphia, 1825 May 2

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 19
Identifier: id172106
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1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Notice of transfer of Barron to the command of the Gosport Navy Yard in Virginia.

Dates: 1825 May 2
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / James Barron Papers (I) / Box 7

Request - James Renshaw to Commodore James Barron, Philadelphia, 1825 May 9

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 20
Identifier: id172110
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1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Request for leave.

Dates: 1825 May 9
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / James Barron Papers (I) / Box 7

Request - W.W. Buchanan, West Point, New York, to James Barron, Philadelphia, 1825 May 11

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 21
Identifier: id172111
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2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Request to be placed under the command of Barron.

Dates: 1825 May 11
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / James Barron Papers (I) / Box 7

Invitation - Robert Patterson and James M. Broom to Commodore James Barron, Philadelphia, 1825 May 14

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 22
Identifier: id172113
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2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Invitation to a testimonial dinner to be given for Barron on the occasion of his removal from Philadelphia. Enclosure: a toast to Philadelphia.

Dates: 1825 May 14
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / James Barron Papers (I) / Box 7

Letter - J.P. Tuttle, Norfolk, to Commodore James Barron, Washington, 1825 May 19

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 23
Identifier: id172114
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3 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Re: family affairs.

Dates: 1825 May 19
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / James Barron Papers (I) / Box 7

Letter - J.M. Broom, Philadelphia, to Commodore James Barron, Norfolk, 1825 May 20

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 24
Identifier: id172116
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1 page. Autograph Letter Signed. Regret at Barron's departure from Philadelphia.

Dates: 1825 May 20
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / James Barron Papers (I) / Box 7

Request -A. Fibigan, Copenhagen, to James Barron, Philadelphia, 1825 May 30

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 25
Identifier: id172118
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2 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. Request advice regarding the milling of flour.

Dates: 1825 May 30
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / James Barron Papers (I) / Box 7