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Barron Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 65 B29
Scope and Contents Papers and correspondence of three generations of Samuel Barrons, all of whom were involved in naval affairs. Papers, 1793-1809, of Samuel Barron (1765-1810), commander of one of the Mediterranean squadrons sent to defeat Tripoli. Papers concern naval business and the War with Tripoli. Includes correspondence with his brother James Barron, Stephen Decatur, William Eaton (concerning his controversy with Tobias Lear over the Tripolitan peace settlement), Tobias Lear, Edward Preble, John Rodgers,...
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

James Barron Papers (I)

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Identifier: Mss. 65 B27
Scope and Contents Correspondence and papers of Commodore James Barron relating to his career in the United States Navy, and especially relating to The Chesapeake-Leopard Affair in 1807 and to his duel with Stephen Decatur. Collection includes photocopies of patents issued to Barron for his inventions and a typescript of William Oliver Stevens' An Affair of Honor, a biography of Barron. Correspondents include John Adams, Jesse Duncan Elliott, Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, Amos Kendall, Duff Green and Abel P....
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Charles H. Bell Papers

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Identifier: Mss. 65 B41
Scope and Contents 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...
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Clement M. Butler Papers

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Identifier: SC 00845
Scope and Contents Letters written to the Rev. Clement M. Butler, Rector of St. John's Church, Georgetown, Washington, D.C., relating to the deaths and funeral obsequies of victims of the explosion on board the "U.S.S. Princeton" on February 28, 1844. The "Princeton" was the first screw-steam warship in the United States Navy. The 1844 accident occurred on board when a defective gun burst during a shooting demonstration, killing Secretary of State Abel P. Upshur, Secretary of the Navy Thomas Gilmer and others.
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Chesapeake Bay Navigational Map Engraving

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Identifier: SC 01231
Scope and Contents Map entitled "Entrance to the Chesapeake Bay" reduced from the surveys made by D.P. Adams. By E. Blunt. Note says copper plate engraving.
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James Cornick Papers

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Identifier: Mss. 39.2 C81
Scope and Contents Papers (including accounts, reports and a general order) of Doctor James Cornick, fleet surgeon (on board the "Savannah" in the Pacific Squadron, United States Navy, concerning medical stores.
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Grigsby-Galt Papers

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Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2009.308 and 2011.269
Scope and Contents This collection contains the family papers of members of the Grigsby and Galt Families. Mary Blair Grigsby married William W. Galt in 1881.  The collection contains papers of various members of the Grigsby family, particulary Hugh Blair Grigsby who was a historian and Chancellor of The College of William and Mary and his son, Hugh Carrington Grigsby who lived his entire life at the family farm, Edgehill, in Charlotte County, Virginia. The collection also contains the personal papers...
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Joel Holleman Letter to President Martin Van Buren

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Identifier: SC 00530
Scope and Contents Joel Holleman, Washington, to "Mr. President"  [Martin van Buren] recommending Holt Wilson for the position of purser in the U. S. Navy.  December 4, 1839.
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

John Dickinson Ingraham Papers

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Identifier: SC 00708
Scope and Contents Diary, 1849-1862, of John Dickinson Ingraham, a member of the United States Navy during the Civil War on the ship Narragansett. Includes information about Ingraham's experience on ships both before and during the Civil War. There are also drawings of animals in another hand at the end of the volume. There are also two letters, one written to Ingraham's father and one written to Ingraham's wife.
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Francis J. Mallory Letter to Abel P. Upshur

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Identifier: SC 00546
Scope and Contents Francis J. Mallory to Abel P. Upshur, Secretary of the Navy, where he recommends the son of a friend for a naval warrant.  October 7, 1841.
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Barron, James, 1769-1851 2
Decatur, Stephen, 1779-1820 2
Princeton (Frigate) 2
Upshur, A. P. (Abel Parker), 1790-1844 2
Adams, John, 1735-1826 1
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Alabama (Cruiser) 1
Barron family 1
Barron, Samuel, 1808-1888 1
Barron, Samuel, Capt., 1765-1810 1
Barron, Samuel, Lt., 1836-1892 1
Bell, Charles Heyer, 1798-1875 1
Butler, C. M. (Clement Moore), 1810-1890 1
Carrington family 1
Corr, L.P. 1
Eastern Publishing Co 1
Eaton, William, 1764-1811 1
Elliott, Jesse D. (Jesse Duncan), 1782-1845 1
Elliott, Jesse Duncan, 1782-1845 1
Galt family 1
Galt, William Richard, 1818-1892 1
Garland family 1
Green, Duff, 1791-1875 1
Grigsby family 1
Grigsby, Hugh Blair, 1806-1881 1
Hobson, R.P. 1
Hope, James Barron, 1829-1887 1
Ingraham, John Dickinson 1
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 1
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 1
Kendall, Amos, 1789-1869 1
Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816 1
Mallory, Stephen R. (Stephen Russell), 1813-1873 1
Offley, Cleand Nelson, 1869-1930 1
Offley, David, d. 1838 1
Offley, Edward Murray 1
Offley, John Holmes, 1802-1845 1
Offley, John Marbury, 1877-1932 1
Offley, Robert S. 1
Preble, Edward, 1761-1807 1
Priestly, Deborah Heaton Remsen, 1801-1887 1
Rodgers, John, 1773-1838 1
Savannah (Ship) 1
Semmes, Raphael, 1829-1887 1
Smith, Israel, Jr 1
Smith, Robert, 1757-1842 1
Stevens, William Oliver, 1878-1955 1
Swartout, Samuel, 1804-1867 1
Truxton, Thomas, 1755-1822 1
Tyler family 1
United States Navy 1
United States. Navy. Office of the Paymaster 1
Vance, Zebulon Baird, 1830-1894 1
Wilson, Holt 1
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