circa 1861-1865

Foote, Andrew H. (Andrew Hull), 1806-1863

Photograph

Title: As commodore, standing full-length portrait with hat and sword in hand

Imprint on recto "Commodore Foote." Photographers imprint on verso: "Published by E. Anthony 501 Broadway New York. From Photographic Negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery."

GLC05111.02.1400

circa 1861-1865

B.F. Evans (photographer [Norfolk, Virginia])

Photograph

Title: As Navy captain, seated 1/2 length portrait with hands in lap

Graphite inscription on verso "Capt O S Gliven USN." Photographers imprint on verso: "B.F. Evans, No. 14 Main Street, Norfolk, Va." Cancelled green three-cent tax stamp on verso.

GLC05111.02.1401

circa 1861-1865

Foote, Andrew H. (Andrew Hull), 1806-1863

Photograph

Title: As admiral, seated 1/2 length portrait with sword and hat in lap

Graphite inscription on recto "Admiral Foote." Graphite inscription on verso "40-" "Adml Foote" "Admiral Foote" "Foote." Ink stamp on verso "[struck:8247]" "68." Photographers imprint on verso: "Published by E. & H. T. Anthony 501 Broadway New York. From Photographic Negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery."

GLC05111.02.1402

circa 1861-1865

Ericsson, John, 1803-1889

Photograph

Title: In greatcoat, standing 1/2 length portrait, arms crossed on chest

Ink inscription on recto "Capt. Ericcson [sic]." Graphite inscription on verso "Capt. Ericcson." Photographers imprint on verso: "C.D. Fredricks & Co. 587 Broadway, New York. 108 Calle de la Habana, Habana. 31 Passage du Havre, Paris."

GLC05111.02.1404

circa 1861-1865

Ericsson, John, 1803-1889

Photograph

Title: In greatcoat, vignette bust portrait

Imprint on recto "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1861..." Graphite inscription on verso "John Ericson" "John Ericson." Photographers imprint on verso: "Charles D. Fredricks & Co. 'Specialite,' 587 Broadway, New York."

GLC05111.02.1405

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: William B. Eaton, in uniform rank obscured, vignette bust portrait

Graphite inscription on recto "W B Eaton." Ink inscription on verso "Yours Truly, Wm. B. Eaton. U.S.N." Cancelled green three-cent tax stamp on verso.

GLC05111.02.1406

circa 1861-1865

Anthony, Edward, 1819-1888

Photograph

Title: As rear-admiral, standing full-length portrait with hat under right elbow

Graphite inscription on recto "Com Bell." Graphite inscription on verso "Rear Adm Henry H. Bell." Photographers imprint on verso: "Published by E. Anthony 501 Broadway New York. From Photographic Negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery."

GLC05111.02.1407

circa 1861-1865

J. Gurney & Son, fl. 1860-1874

Photograph

Title: As admiral, standing 3/4 length portrait with hat in right hand

Graphite inscription on verso "Presented by Admiral Bailey." Photographers imprint on verso: "J. Gurney & Son, 707 Broadway, N.Y. Photographic Artists."

GLC05111.02.1408

circa 1861-1865

Dupont, Samuel F., 1803-1865

Photograph

Title: As Admiral, vignette bust portrait Napoleon pose

Graphite inscription on recto "Admiral Dupont." Graphite inscription on verso "Admiral Dupont." Photographers imprint on verso: "F. Gutekunst Photographer, 704 & 706 Arch St. Philada."

GLC05111.02.1409

circa 1861-1865

Dupont, Samuel F., 1803-1865

Photograph

Title: In dark suit, standing 3/4 length portrait with hat in right hand

Graphite inscription on recto "Admiral Du Pont." Photographers imprint on verso: "Published by E. Anthony 501 Broadway, New York. From Photographic Negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery."

GLC05111.02.1410

circa 1861-1865

E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm)

Photograph

Title: Admiral John N. Dahlgreen, vignette bust portrait

Graphite inscription on verso "Admiral John N. Dahlgreen [sic]." Photographers imprint on verso: "Published by E. & H. T. Anthony, No. 501 Broadway, New-York, Manufacturers of the best Photographic Albums."

GLC05111.02.1411

circa 1861-1865

Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896

Photograph

Title: W. B. Cushing, as Navy lieutenant, standing 3/4 length portrait with left hand in pocket

Graphite inscription on verso "W. B. Cushing." Photographers imprint on verso: "Published by E. & H. T. Anthony, 501 Broadway, New York. From Photographic Negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery."

GLC05111.02.1412

circa 1861-1865

Brady’s National Photographic Portrait Galleries

Photograph

Title: As Navy captain, seated 1/2 length portrait with hat in lap

Graphite inscription on recto "Cap't. Boggs." Photographers imprint on verso: "Published by E. Anthony 501 Broadway New York. From Photographic Negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery."

GLC05111.02.1413

circa 1861-1865

Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1891

Photograph

Title: In dark suit with greatcoat, standing 3/4 length portrait

Graphite inscription on verso "Porter Comander [sic] of W. Fleet." Photographers imprint on verso: "Published by E. Anthony 501 Broadway New York. From Photographic Negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery."

GLC05111.02.1415

20 August 1815

Madison, James, 1751-1836

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard Rush

Written by Madison as President to Rush as Attorney General. Asks advice on various problems the government needs to handle. Wants to know if it is proper to give naval protection against the "Carthaginian Corsairs" -- probably the Barbary powers. Madison thinks it is proper, but wants to make sure. Louisiana Governor William Charles Cole Claiborne wants to know if it is proper to use naval and military forces against Spanish provinces. Asks Rush for precedents and suggests talking to Secretary of State Monroe about his letter to the Spanish diplomat Louis de Onís. Also asks for suggestions…

GLC07110

24 November 1861

Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mathilda M. Rhett

Thanks her for her letter and updates her on current events of the Civil War. "Much is to be done & yet our invaders have everything their own way. It will not be so always & our turn will come some day. They have complete control of the waters, our inland seas furnish them with every facility for savaging our coast, which will delight them to do." Writes that he misses his wife and mentions his children.

GLC07157

29 May 1781

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Letter signed

Title: to Lieutenant of Berkeley County

Virginia Governor Jefferson tells the "County Lieutenant of Berkeley" that men having been deserting from the French army and navy in America and instructs him to give orders to apprehend any possible foreign deserters at the ferry crossings in Berkeley. He is to send any suspects to the headquarters of the Marquis de Lafayette. Being addressed from Charlottesville is unusual.

GLC07335

6 January 1864

Couthouy, Joseph Pitty, 1808-1864

Letter signed

Title: to David Dixon Porter

Couthouy, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant commanding the U.S.S. Chillicothe, expresses his mortification at seeing the U.S.S. Osage, a ship formerly under his command, listed as having failed to comply with General Order No. 31, which required monthly reports of contrabands. Informs Navy Rear Admiral Porter that no list of contrabands was sent after August 1863 because Couthouy had been "instructed that freed blacks, regularly enlisting in the Naval Service of the United States, ceased thereupon, to be regarded as 'Contrabands.'" States that Lieutenant Commander Frank M. Ramsay, Commanding the…

GLC07308

11 April 1862

Meigs, Montgomery C. (Montgomery Cunningham), 1816-1892

Letter signed

Title: to C. L. Pascal

Written by Brigadier General Meigs as Quartermaster General of the Army. References Pascal's letter of 6 April 1862 that enclosed illustrations of his plan for sinking the CSS "Merrimac." Says they have been referred to the Secretary of the Navy. Written on letterhead of the Quartermaster General's Office. File includes a small (5.1 x 4.1 cm.) engraving of Meigs's head.

GLC07363

January 23, 1865

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Document to Senate vetoing Confederate Congress Act allowing congressional appointments of midshipmen]

A document from Davis to the Confederate Senate, in which he explains his reasons for considering the act, which would allow the House, Senate, and President to select midshipmen, unconstitutional because it will infringe on the president's sole authority to make such appointments. Claims that the act is "repugnant to the whole theory of our Republican Institutions, which are based on the fundamental idea of independent and distinct functions in each of the departments of government." Parses the language of the act in relation to the Confederate Constitution.

GLC07359

1779-1784

Header Record

Title: Letter regarding naval affairs and an engraving [in French] [Decimalized .01-.02]

Letter regarding naval affairs and an engraving of the French base at Grenada.

GLC07282

1779

O'Bierne, T.L., fl. 1779

Pamphlet

Title: A candid and impartial narrative of the transactions of the fleet...

Printed by Almon. Second edition, illustrated with large folding map, showing promontory at Sandy Hook, NJ. (First edition had no map.) Full title: "A candid and impartial narrative of the transactions of the fleet under the command of Lord Howe, from the arrival of the Toulon Squadron, on the coast of America, to the time of his Lordship's departure for England. With Observations by an officer then serving in the Fleet." A defense of the Howe brothers from John Burgoyne's attacks. O'Bierne defended Admiral Richard Howe, who had successfully defended Sandy Hook (even though outnumbered) and…

GLC07259

3 October 1899

Prince, George, fl. 1899

Photograph

Title: [Photograph of McKinley and Admiral George Dewey in a parade]

Image of a parade thrown in honor of Admiral George Dewey. Dewey stands up in the carriage, facing the crowds. President William McKinley sits beside him. A mass of people has gathered on the streets to welcome the admiral, and some lean out of windows waving handkerchiefs. Later the same day, McKinley presented Dewey with a ceremonial sword in recognition of his accomplishments. This parade in Washington, D.C. was preceded by a much larger two day celebration in New York City at the end of September. The mount bears some large water stains.

GLC07416

1793-1796 ca.

Burnham, John, 1758-1837

Header Record

Title: Algiers archive relating to the capture of John Burnham [Decimalized .01- .9]

Includes 19-page narrative of capture details, 2 letters to Edmund Randolph pleading for help, etc. Burnham was captain of the ship "Hope." Collection includes lists of goods and monies owed to various parties in the Mediteranean and also suggestions of how to best bring about peace with the Ottoman Empire (i.e. get France's help.) Also included is a folder of 9 letters grouped under the title "Papers relating to the Pension of Captain Burnham, an Algerine Prisoner."

GLC07937

1802-1803

Wollsey, S., fl. 1802-1803

Autograph manuscript signed

Title: Extracts. No. 11

Extracts from midshipmans' journals of the United States Frigates Adams, Chesapeake, New York et. al.

GLC07898