Overview of the Collection
Biography of Oscar Fitzalon Stanton
Restrictions
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Indexes
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Repository:
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G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport |
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Creator:
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Stanton, Oscar F. (Oscar Fitzalon), 1834-1924 |
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Title:
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Oscar F. Stanton Collection |
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Dates:
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1850-1900 |
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Extent:
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ca. 204 items |
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Abstract:
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This collection includes official
and personal correspondence, essays, drafts of articles and speeches, orders, and clippings.
Present also, are testimony and other documents relative to the wreck of the U.S.S. KEARSARGE
in the Gulf of Mexico in 1894. Volumes include an abstract log of the Store Ship PURVEYOR,
and a captain's data notebook do U.S.F.S TENNESSEE, ca. 1885. |
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Identification:
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Coll. 57 |
Oscar F. Stanton (1834-1924) entered the Navy in 1849. A short time later he was aboard
the SUSQUEHANNA, taking part in Commodore Perry's Japan Expedition. During 1858-1859
he was on the Frigate CONSTELLATION. Serving with the Pacific Squadron at the outbreak of
the Civil War, Stanton was promoted to Lt. Commander. In command of the PINOLA he
participated in the battle of Mobile Bay with Admiral Farragut. Stanton was promoted to
Commander in 1867. He became a Captain in 1879 and for two years commanded the Frigate
CONSTITUTION. IN 1884 he commanded the TENNESSEE, and a year later was placed in
charge of the Naval Station at New London, where he remained for three years and acquired his
love for the town that was to become his home.By 1893 he was a Rear Admiral in command of
the South Atlantic Squadron, and in 1894 his flagship, U.S.S. KEARSARGE, was wrecked in the
Gulf of Mexico. He retired later that year, but was again placed in command of the New London
Naval Station during the Spanish American War. This was his last active service.
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Restrictions on Access
Available for use in the Manuscripts Division
Restrictions on Use
Various copying restriction apply. Guidelines are available from the Manuscripts
Division. See also: Mystic Seaport's copyright notice.
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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the G. W. Blunt White Library. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
Corporate Bodies (Including Vessels):
Kearsarge (Sloop-of-war)
Purveyor (Ship)
Tennessee (Frigate)
United States. Navy--Officers
Places:
Mexico, Gulf of
Subjects:
Navy-yards and naval stations--Connecticut--New London
Shipwrecks
Document Types:
Essays
Orders (military records)
Speeches, addresses, etc., American
Occupations:
Admirals--United States
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Preferred Citation
Coll. 57, Manuscripts Collection, G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
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Abbott, C.W. |
1/5 |
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Adams, H.A. |
1/8, 1/9 |
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Alden, James |
1/7 |
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Allen, Robert W. |
1/13 |
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Ammen, Daniel |
1/7, 1/8, 1/10, 1/11 |
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Armstrong, James T. |
1/7 |
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Aulick, J.H. |
1/2 |
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Badger, Oscar C. |
1/14 |
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Baker, F.H. |
1/12 |
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Beardslee, Lester A. |
1/17 |
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Bell, Charles H. |
1/4, 1/5, 1/6 |
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Bell, Henry H. |
1/5 |
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Benham, ? |
1/17 |
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Berrien, J.M. |
1/5 |
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Blake, H.C. |
1/8 |
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Boardman, F.A. |
1/2 |
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Boyd, Robert |
1/15 |
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Breese, K.R. |
1/11, 1/12, 1/13 |
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Breese, Samuel L. |
1/4 |
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Brent, Thomas W. |
1/5 |
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Brown, Charles N. |
1/16 |
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Brown, George |
1/17 |
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Buchanan, Frank |
1/2 |
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Campbell, George J. (Jr.) |
1/17 |
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Cason, Brooks |
1/18, 1/19 |
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Caswell, T.T. |
1/14 |
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Chapman, J.H. |
1/13 |
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Clary, A.G. |
1/7, 1/12 |
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Colhoun, John |
1/4, 1/5 |
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Converse, G.L. |
1/9 |
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Cooke, A.P. |
1/5 |
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Cooper, G.W. |
1/13 |
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Copper, Edward G. |
1/4 |
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Cowles, William S. |
1/15, 1/19 |
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Cushman, Charles H. |
1/11 |
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Dobbins, J.C. |
1/2, 1/3 |
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Drayton, ? |
1/12 |
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Emory, W.H. |
1/10 |
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English, Earl |
1/12, 1/13, 1/14 |
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Erben, Henry (Jr.) |
1/5 |
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Farragut, D.G. |
1/5, 1/7, 1/12 |
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Fisher, H.G.B. |
1/8, 1/9 |
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Fitzhugh, William D. |
1/15 |
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Foote, ? |
1/4 |
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Forsyth, James W.C. |
1/16 |
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Gardiner, Carrie E. |
1/4 |
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Gasevoort, ? |
1/5 |
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Gilman, A.H. |
1/12, 1/13, 1/15 |
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Godon, ? |
1/7 |
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Goldsborough, L.M. |
1/2, 1/3 |
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Graham, William A. |
1/2 |
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Green, ? |
1/13 |
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Gunnell, F.M. |
1/12 |
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Harmony, J.R. |
1/16 |
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Hatfield, Chester |
1/7 |
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Hawley, Charles E. |
1/2 |
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Henderson, J.J. |
1/10 |
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Herbert, R.A. |
1/17 |
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Heyerman, ? |
1/17 |
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Houston, Nelson T. |
1/15 |
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Howe, Charles |
1/6 |
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Hubbard, Socrates |
1/15 |
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Hughes, A.K. |
1/12, 1/13 |
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Hunt, William H. |
1/14 |
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Ingersoll, R.R. |
1/15 |
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Inman, William |
1/4, 1/5 |
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Jeffers, William N. |
1/12 |
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Jenkins, Thornton A. |
1/5, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8, 1/9, 1/12 |
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Jotham, Edmond R. |
1/10 |
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Jouett, James E. |
1/15, 1/16 |
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Kantz, Albert |
1/10 |
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Kearney, ? |
1/4 |
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King, John A. |
1/2 |
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Kirkland, ? |
1/17 |
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La Bree, Benjamin |
1/18 |
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Lambertin, B.P. |
1/14 |
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Law, R.S. |
1/11 |
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Le Roy, William E. |
1/12 |
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Lewis, R.F.R. |
1/10 |
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Long, John D. |
1/19 |
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Low, ? |
1/12 |
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Loyall, B.P. |
1/18 |
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Luce, S.B. |
1/5, 1/13, 1/14, 1/15 |
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Marchand, John B. |
1/4, 1/6 |
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May, Robert L. |
1/2 |
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McCauley, E.W. |
1/9, 1/12 |
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McCrea, E.R. |
1/8 |
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McDougal, ? |
1/9 |
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McKay, Donald |
1/16 |
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McKay, Nathaniel |
1/16 |
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McKeever, J.M. |
1/3 |
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Meade, John R. |
1/16 |
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Metcalf, Henry B. |
1/11 |
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Montgomery, J.B. |
1/5 |
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Newton, John Thomas |
1/3 |
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Nichols, Edward G. |
1/15 |
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Nicholson, M. |
1/13 |
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Ocean Telegram Co. |
1/6 |
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Owen, E.K. |
1/11 |
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Palmer, James W. |
1/6 |
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Paulding, ? (Rear Admiral) |
1/5 |
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Pearson, G.F. |
1/5 |
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Pennock, A.M. |
1/7, 1/10 |
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Philip, John W. |
1/9 |
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Pigman, George W. |
1/9 |
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Porter, Dana D. |
1/5 |
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Potter, ? |
1/16 |
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Preston, William Ballard |
1/2 |
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Rhind, Alexander H. |
1/12 |
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Robeson, George M. |
1/9, 1/10 |
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Rodgers, D.W. |
1/5, 1/6, 1/18 |
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Rodgers, George W. |
1/12 |
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Roe, F.A. |
1/15 |
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Rowan, S.C. |
1/12, 1/14 |
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Russell, ? |
1/9 |
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Sands, F.P.B. |
1/17 |
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Savage, Thomas |
1/6 |
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Schenck, James F. |
1/5, 1/12 |
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Sewall, John S. |
1/18, 1/19 |
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Seward, George F. |
1/10 |
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Shepard, E.M. |
1/14 |
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Sicard, M. |
1/7 |
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Simpson, E. |
1/14 |
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Smith, James T. |
1/17 |
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Snow, A.S. |
1/15 |
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Stanton, Joseph |
1/2 |
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Stanton, William |
1/5 |
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Stevens, G.H. |
1/10, 1/11 |
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Stewart, Edwin |
1/15 |
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Stockton, Edward C. |
1/2 |
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Stribling, C.K. |
1/2, 1/5, 1/12 |
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Stringham, L.H. |
1/4 |
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Taylor & Loyall |
1/18 |
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Thompson, R.W. |
1/12, 1/13 |
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Toucey, Isaac |
1/4, 1/5 |
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Underwood, E.B. |
1/17 |
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Upshur, G.P. |
1/2 |
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Voisin, A. |
1/10 |
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W.G. Guild & Co. |
1/6 |
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Wales, P.S. |
1/6 |
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Walker, J.G. |
1/14, 1/15 |
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Walker, W.T. |
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Watson, Eugene W. |
1/19 |
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Welles, Gideon |
1/5, 1/6, 1/12 |
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Wells, C.H. |
1/14 |
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Welsh, Charles W. |
1/4 |
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Whiting, William D. |
1/12, 1/14 |
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Whitney, W.C. |
1/15 |
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Williams, S. Wells |
1/10 |
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Winslow, James A. |
1/6, 1/7, 1/16 |
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ADAMS (U.S.S.) |
1/12, 1/13 |
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AMELIA (Schooner) |
1/6 |
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ASHUELOT (Steamer) |
1/9, 1/10 |
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CANADA (Steamer) |
1/4 |
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COLORADO (U.S.S.) |
1/8 |
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CONSTELLATION (Sloop) |
1/3, 1/4, 1/5 |
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CONSTITUTION (U.S.S.) |
1/12, 1/13, 1/14 |
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DeSOTO (U.S.S.) |
1/6 |
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DETROIT (U.S.S.) |
1/17 |
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ESTRELLA |
1/6 |
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GUERRIERE (Steamer) |
1/6 |
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HARTFORD (U.S.S.) |
1/9, 1/10 |
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HONEYSUCKLE |
1/5 |
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IDAHO (U.S.S.) |
1/8, 1/9 |
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IROQUOIS (U.S.S.) |
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JOHN MILTON |
1/4 |
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KEARSARGE (U.S.S.) |
1/17, 1/18 |
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LACKAWANNA (U.S.S.) |
1/9 |
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LENAPEE (U.S.S.) |
1/6 |
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MACEDONIA |
1/5 |
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MARION (Sloop) |
1/5 |
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MEMPHIS (Steamer) |
1/4 |
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MERCURY |
1/5 |
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MERCURY (Steamer) |
1/5 |
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MINNESOTA (U.S.S.) |
1/13 |
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MISSISSIPPI |
1/2 |
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MONOCACY (Steamer) |
1/7, 1/8, 1/9, 1/10 |
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MONONGAHELA (U.S.S.) |
1/12 |
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MOSQUITO (Steamer) |
1/6 |
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NANTUCKET (Steamer) |
1/11 |
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NEW YORK (U.S.S.) |
1/16 |
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NEWARK (U.S.S.) |
1/16, 1/17 |
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PALOS (U.S.S.) |
1/9 |
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PANOLA (Steamer) |
1/5 |
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PENSACOLA (U.S.S.) |
1/13 |
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PINOLA (Gunboat) |
1/12 |
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PORTSMOUTH (U.S.S.) |
1/4, 1/5, 1/14 |
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POWHATAN (U.S.S.) |
1/5, 1/12, 1/14 |
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PRIOLA (U.S.S.) |
1/12 |
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PURVEYOR (Ship) |
1/7 |
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SACO |
1/9 |
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SACRAMENTO (U.S.S.) |
1/7 |
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SALAZAR ILARREGUI (Steamer) |
1/6 |
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SAN FRANCISCO (U.S.S.) |
1/17 |
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SANTEE |
1/5 |
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SARATOGA (Ship) |
1/2, 1/14, 1/19 |
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SAVANNAH |
1/5 |
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ST. MARY'S (Sloop) |
1/5 |
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SUSQUEHANNA (Frigate) |
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TAHOMA (Steamer) |
1/6 |
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TALLAPOSSA (U.S.S.) |
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TENNESSEE (Frigate) |
1/15 |
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TIOGA (Steamer) |
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TRENTON (U.S.S.) |
1/15 |
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VANDALIA (U.S.S.) |
1/7 |
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WINNEPEC |
1/5 |
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YANTIC (U.S.S.) |
1/9, 1/10, 1/17 |
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The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
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Correspondence, naval orders, reports, etc.; 1849-190
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Oscar F. Stanton,
biographical information
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Correspondence and
other papers; 1849-1854 |
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Correspondence and
other papers; 1855 |
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Correspondence and
other papers; 1856-1859 |
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Correspondence and
other papers; 1860-1866 |
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Correspondence and
other papers; 1867 |
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Correspondence and
other papers; 1868-1871 |
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Correspondence and
other papers; 1872 |
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Correspondence and
other papers; 1873 |
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Correspondence and
other papers; 1874 |
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Correspondence and
other papers; 1875-1878 |
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Correspondence and
other papers; 1879 |
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Correspondence and
other papers; 1880 |
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Correspondence and
other papers; 1881 |
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Correspondence and
other papers; 1882-1889 |
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Correspondence and
other papers; 1890-1893 |
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Correspondence and
other papers; 1894 |
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Correspondence and
other papers; 1895 |
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Correspondence and
other papers; 1896-1903 |
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Reports and
documents re. wreck of the U.S.S. KEARSARGE; ca. 1894 |
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"Midshipman
Stanton with Commodore Perry in Japan", by Cmdr. Robert H. Barnes (typed draft)
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"A Few Yarns of
the Early 60s", read by Adm. O.F. Stanton (typed copy); 1896 |
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Manuscript account
of the launching of the DAKOTA and MINNESOTA at Groton Shipyard; ca. 1900 |
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Handwritten
manuscript entitled, "The Japan Expedition"; ca. 1900 |
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Handwritten drafts
of numerous speeches and talks given by Adm. O.F.Stanton; ca. 1900-1905 |
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Handwritten
research entitled "Benbow and du Casse Off the River Magdalena, 1709"; ca. 1880 |
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Misc. clippings re.
U.S. Naval history and personalities
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Letters and misc
items; undated |
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Volumes; 1867-1885
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Volume
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Copies of official
naval correspondence, O.F. Stanton commanding Steamers MONOCACY and YANTIC on
the Asiatic Station; 1872-1874 |
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Scrapbook- U.S.
naval history and personalities
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Copies of official
correspondence, Lt. Cmdr. Stanton, Steamer TAHOMA: and abstract of the U.S. Store Ship
PURVEYOR; 1867-1869 |
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Expense book, U.S.
Store Ship PURVEYOR, Cmdr. O.F. Stanton; 1868-1869 |
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Notebook "Data of
U.S.F.S. TENNESSEE, 1st Rate" Capt. O.F. Stanton, commanding; ca. 1885 |
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