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January 1862
McKinney, Erastus R. (fl. 1851-1904)
to unknown
re: mess duty, release of Confederate comissioners James Mason and John Slidell; capture of 100 hogs. Top portion missing.
GLC02179.01.019
6 October 1858
Unknown
to Edward R. Archer, Esqr.
Envelope is addressed to "E.R. Archer, 3rd Assit. Engineer, U.S.S. Steam Ship Powhatan, Hong Kong, China. / Care of [illegible] Speiden, Naval Store [illegible] / Answered Jan'y 14th/[18]59." Reverse: "Written 6th Octr. / Rcd. 29th December/[18]58...
GLC01896.026
27 April 1860
City, George W. (fl. 1850-1859)
to J.B. Montgomery
To Flag Officer J.B. Montgomery, Commanding Pacific Squadron. Requesting letters of recommendation needed by Assistant Engineers Archer, City, and Dungan to present to the Board of Examing Engineers for promotions. According to an Act of Congress, a...
GLC01896.033
28 April 1860
Montgomery, John Berrien (1794-1872)
to Edward R. Archer
Response to Archer's request for a letter of recommendation needed to present to the Board of Examing Engineers for promotions. According to an Act of Congress, a letter of recommendation is needed from the ship's commander that the assistant...
GLC01896.034
19 May 1856 - 15 December 1858
Archer, Edward R. (fl. 1830-1917)
Letter Book and Log of Edward R. Archer. U.S. Navy. 1857
First nine pages contain letters to and from Archer (1856/5/19-1857/9/19). Log entries begin on 19 May 1856 and include his voyage aboard the U.S.S. Roanoke (1857/4/17 - 1857/9/16) and his cruise to the East Indies aboard the U.S.S. Powhatan (1857...
GLC01896.156
1 March 1860 to 8 August 1860
[Notes on a voyage to the East Indies]
Written at sea and various ports. Full title: "Notes on a voyage to the East Indies. U. S. Steamer 'Powhatan' during the years 1857, 8, 9, & 60, Continued from Vol. 1st 29th Feby." Tan calf spine and corners, green marbled boards, rose-coloured...
GLC01896.157
13 October 1839
Webster, Daniel (1782-1852)
to James William Paige
Relates his European travels to his brother-in-law. States that Samuel Jaudon, his friend and former cashier of the Bank of the United States, is having financial difficulty but is "on his legs." Complains of the high rate of interest for Americans...
GLC01946.18
circa 1842
to Harriette Story Paige
Writes to his sister-in-law, enclosing a note of introduction for British foreign minister Lord Alexander Ashburton and James Paige, Harriette's husband. Instructs Harriette to have the note "sealed and presented on [Ashburton's] arrival." States,...
GLC01946.22
circa 1845
Declines a dinner invitation to his sister-in-law's house in favor of an invitation to Mr. Ward's (possibly Thomas Ward, the Boston agent of the Baring Brothers banking firm in England) where he plans to meet Mr. Granville Harcourt Vernon, English...
GLC01946.31
to Harriette Story Paige [incomplete]
Humorously tells sister-in-law that the families of the New York congressmen James Kent, Thomas Oakley and Edward Curtis have been "put in a commotion" regarding a lost atlas. Reports that a dispatch has been sent to Europe to follow Edward Curtis...
GLC01946.53
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