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Roosevelt, Franklin D.

NAVAL AND MARINE MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION

1731-1942

Accession Numbers: 42-134, 42-357, 43-95, 43-117, 47-15, 47-1~5, 53-3

The papers were presented to the Library by Franklin D. Roosevelt and several other donors. This material is subject to copyright res·trictions under Title 17 of the u.s. Code.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt Papers pertaining to Family, Business and Personal Affairs

Naval Book Collection .Naval Photograph and Print Collection

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Group 7 Naval History Manuscripts

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Abbott, Francis (Revolutionary patriot) Adams, Henry A. (Commander, U.S.N.) Adams , John (President) (SOME OVERSIZE) Albert, Johns. (Chief Engineer, USN) Alden, James (Rear Admiral) Alexander, Charles

(Capt. in Continental Navy) Allen , Charles H. (Asst. Secy. of Navy) Allen, William H. (Comdg. U.S.S. Congress) Almy, John J. (Rear Admiral) America, u.s.s. American Insurance Company Ammen , Daniel (Rear Admiral) Anderson, P.T. (Navy Dept.) Ande rson, William (Captain) Andrews, Philip (Commander) Angus , Samuel (Lt.)

(SOME OVERSIZE) Appleton, Nathaniel (Mass. patriot) Appleton, John (Actg. Secy. Navy) Archer , Samuel (his son served under

J o h n B a r r y ) -.'. · Armstrong, James (Comdg. u.s. Naval Forces,

East India & China Seas) Austin, Samuel (Merchant)

B

Badger, George E. (Secy. Navy) Bainbridge, Joseph Bainbridge, William (Commodore) Baker, D. D. (Captain, Marines) Baker, T. Harr i son

(Comdr., C.S. Privateer Savannah) B a 1 i sa r i us ( a ship) (OVERS I Z E) Ballard, Henry E . (Commodore) Bancroft , George (Secy. Navy) Barbour , James Barclay, Alex Barker, Albert Smith (Captain) Barker , John Barney, Joshua (Commodo re) Barrington, Samuel (Surgeon, u.s. Naval Hospita l)

Barron , James (Commodore) Barron, Samuel (Co mmodore) Barry, John (Commodore)

(SOME OVERSIZE )

1 item [1784?] 1 item (1848) 5 items (1775-1813) 1 item (1870) 2 items (1869, 1870)

1 item (1765) 1 item (1898) 1 item (1818) 149 items (1862-73) 1 item 18 pp. (1813) 3 items (1833-34) 2 items (1891, 1897) 1 item (1805) 2 ~terns (1816, 1821) 1 item (1909) 2 items (1813-15)

1 item (1778) 1 item (1847) 1 item (178 3 )

2 items (1856 1 1857)

1 item (1836)

2 it ems ( 18 4 6 , 18 55) 1 item (17 ) 11 items (1800-32) 1 item (1848) 1 item (1861)

1 item (17 1 item (1851} 3 items (1845-46) 1 item (181 3) 1 item (18 34 ) 1 item (1899) 1 item (1 813 ) 1 item (1818) 1 item (1859)

8 items (1825-49) 1 item (1801) 10 items & 1 account

book (1761-18 )

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Bartlett, Washington A. (Colonel, Naval Brigade of 1861)

Bassett, Henry Willis (Surgeon, Schoonaker Jackall)

Bates, John A. (Purser, frigate United States)

Bayly, Admiral Sir Lewis (British Admiral) Beagle (a schooner) Beale, Edward F. (U.S.N.) Beale, Joseph (Surgeon General, USN) Beaumont, John C. (Commodore) Beekman, Gerard G. Belknap, George E. (Admiral) Belt, William (Surgeon Asst., USN) Benham, Andrew E.K. (USN) Benjamin, J. P. (Actg. Secy. War. C.S.A.) Benson , Robert (Secy. of Camp at White Plains)

Berry, Admiral Sir Edward Berry , S. G. (USN) (OVERSIZE) · Biddle, James (Commodore) Biddle, Nicholas (Captain) Birch, Thomas Bishop, Joshua (Lt. Comdr.) B i spham, John E. (Lt.) Bixby, N. A. B 1 a k e , F • B • ( L t . Comd r • ) B 1 ake, George S. (Commodore) Bleecker, John Van B.

(Purser, USS Macedonian) Bleecker, William w. (Lt.)

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Boggs, Charles Stuart (Rear Admiral) Bolton, William c. (Captain)

1 item (1863)

1 item (1823)

1 item (1824)

1 item (1918) 1 item (1824) 1 item (1850) 3 items (18 -1876) 2 items (1878, 1880) 3 items (1746-67) 1 item (1886) 2 items (1813) 1 item (1868) 1 item (1861) 1 item (1778)

1 item (1808) 1 item (19 ) 3 ftems (1815-42) 3 items (1777, 1938) 2 items (1813, 1814) 1 item (1 880) 1 item (1836) 1 item (1869) 1 item (1868) 1 item (18 ) 1 item (1858)

1 item (1845) 3 items (1873-86) 1 item (1831) Bon (?) (Mss. in French)

Bopp, Morrie B. - 1 volume 1 item (1780)

"Index to Pictures of War Vessels of the U.s. Navy" (c. 1909) (BOXED SEPARATELY)

Borie, Adolph E. (Secy. of War?) 1 item (1871) Bourmant, Lt. Col. (WITH SHIP'S LOGS) 1 item (1830) (Diary) Bourne, Ben F. (Purser, USS Guerriere) 1 item (1 819) Boutwell, E. B. (Comdg. Navy Yard, Wash.) 2 items (1843, 1852) Bowen, Jabez 1 item (1798) Bower, Samuel (ship builder) 1 item (1797) (OVERSIZE) Boyle, John (Actg. Secy. Navy) Boyle , Junius (Actg. Comdr., USS Preble) Braddick, John Bradford, John (OVERSIZE) Bradford, J oh n 0 . (Paymaster General, USN) Bradford, Richard H. (Actg. Secy. Navy) Bradford, Royal Bird (Admiral) Braine, Daniel L. (Rear Admiral?) Branch, John (Secy. Navy)

2 i terns (18 31 , 1838) 1 item (1842) 1 item (1778) 1 item (1 777) 1 item (1873) 12 items (1829-32) 1 item (1899) 5 items (1880-94) 7 items (1829-3 3 )

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Brandt , John D. (Chief Clerk, Ordnance) Breasley, D. (Navy Storekeeper) Breese, Samuel L. (Admiral) Bridge , Horatio (Chief, Bur. Provisions

& Clothing) Briggs, J. (Master of Schooner Logan) Brigham, Levi L. (Paymasters Office) Broke, Sir Philip Brooks, James Broom, C. R. (Lt.) Broome, John Brown , A. Brown, George (Captain ) Brown, James (Senator) Brown , Moses (Captain of Merrimack) Bruere, George James (Gov. of Bermuda)

(OVERSIZE} Buchanan, Franklin

(Rear Admiral, Confederate Navy} Buchanan, McKean Bullus, Edward (M.D.) Bullus, John (Navy Agent, N.Y.) Burny (?),George (Captain} Burrows, Paul, Jr. (Captain} Burrows, William (ht.} Burrows , William W. (Major Commandant of

Marine Corps) -.. c

Calhoun, James Edmund (Lt. or Capt. ?) Callaghan , David Campbell , Hugh G. (Captain} Carnes, w. w. Carpender , Edward \'1. (Comdr.} Carr,JohnA. (Lt.} Case, A. Ludlow (Commodore) Cervera , Pascual (Spanish Admiral) Chadwick, French Eusor (Admiral) Champlin, Stephen (Commodore?} Champmart i n, Chandler, William E . (Secy. Navy) Char 1 es Town Insurance Co . (OVERSIZE) Chase , Allen Chase, Richard M. (Secy. Naval Academy} Chauncey, Charles W. Chauncey , Isaac (Commodore) Chauncey , JohnS. (Captain} Chauncey , Wolcott (Captain} Chester , Colby Mitchel (Captain) Chester , L. R. Childers, Hugh c . E. (1st Lord Admiralty) Christian, William A.

(Purs e r, USS Princeton}

1 item (1871) 1 item (1825) 3 items (1846-55) 1 item (1856)

1 item (1821} 1 item . (1872) 1 item (1839} 1 item (1887) 1 item (1820) 2 items (1777) 1 item (1813) 1 item (1881) 3 items (1814-21) 1 item (1800) 1 item (1780)

1 item (1841)

2 items (1852 -53) 1 item (1842) 1 item (1814) 1 item (1886) 1 item (1 7 ) 1 item (180"9) 1 item (1 798)

1 item (1828) 1 it em (1793) 2 items (180 5 , 1814) 1 item (1 890) 2 items (1843, 1873) 2 items (1823, 1835) 1 item (1 870) 1 item (c. 1898) 5 items (1899-1906) 1 item (1 860) 1 item (1779) 4 items (1869-83) 2 items (1778) 1 item (18 31) 3 items (1868-71) 1 item (1839) 7 items (1815-39) 1 item (1864) 1 it e m (1834) 1 item (1899) 1 item (1872) 1 item (1886) 1 item (1845)

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Christopher, Charles H. (Engineer, USS Great Western)

Cilley, Greenleaf (Commander) Cipieres, Chevalier de (OVERSIZE) Clack, John H. (Captain) Claiborne, William c.

(Governor, New Orleans) Clark, James H. Clark & Kellogg Clendaniel, J. H. Cocke, Samuel B. (Lt.) Coffin, George W. (Comdr.) Coghlan, J oseph Bullock (Captain) Colhoun, John (Lt.) Collins, Napoleon (Commodore) Col vocor esses, George P. (Rear Admiral) Congress of the United State

(.SOME OVERSIZE) Conklin, Azel Conner, A. (Captain) Conner, David (Rear Adm iral)

(SOME WITH SHIP'S LOGS) Conrad, Charles M. Constitution, u.s.s. Conthony, Jos. P • . (Lt.) Continental Congress

(SOME OVERSIZE ) Conway, William D. (Lt.)

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Cook, Nathan H. (Whaling ship master)

Cooper, Peter H. Corb in, Thomas Grosvenor (Captain) Council of Safety Cox , WilliamS. (Lt.)

Coy 1 e, Joseph C. (Actg. Master) Crabbe, H. S. Crabbe, Thomas (Rear Admiral) Crane, W .M. (Captain)

(SOME OVERSIZE) Craven , Thomas T. (Rear Admiral) Craven , Tun i s (Captain) Crawford , Wm. H. Creighton, Harriot H. Creighton , James, Jr . (Commodore) Creighton, J. Blakeley (Commander) Creighton, John Orde (Captain) Cromwel l, w. A. (Audi tor, Treas. Dept.) Cronk , Charles W. (USN) Crosby , Pierce Cros l ey, W. S . (Lt., USN) Crowninshield , Arrant Schuyler (Commodore) Crowninshield, Benjamin W. (Secy. of Navy)

1 item (1864)

1 item (1878) 1 item (178~) 1 item (1844) 1 item (1 813 )

2 items (1826, 1828) 1 item (1 837) 1 item (1862) 1 item (183~) 1 item (1883) 2 items (1893, 1899) 1 item (1847) 1 item (1874) 1 item (1915) 3 items (17 __ -1886)

1 item (1814) 1 . item (1863) 9 boxes, 4 volumes

(1808 - 56) 1 item (1851) 2 i t ems ( 1 7 9 8 ) 1 item (1863) 28 items (1775-82)

1 item (1824) 1 volume (1835)

(not found) 1 volume (1864-7~) 1 item (1897) i item (1777) 1 binder (1814-1941) (appeal on hi s behalf) 2 i tems (1863) 1 it em (1836) 2 i tems (1852, 1863) 3 items (1819-42)

3 items (1857-8~) 1 item (1826) 1 ite m (1823) 1 item (1840) 1 item (18~9) 2 items (1 868, 1877) 2 items (1818, 1831) 1 item (1865) 1 item (1872) 1 item (1892) 1 item (190~) 8 i tems (1897-1901) 7 it ems , 1 folder

(1814-27)

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Cunningham , John s . (Navy Pay Officer) Cunningham, Joseph Cushing , Thomas Cust , Peregrine

D

Dade (and others) Dahlgren, John A. (Rear Admiral) Dale , Richard (Commodore)

(SOME OVERSIZE) Dallas , Alexander James (Commodore) Daniels , H. (Commodore) Dashiell, Richard (Lt.) Davis, Charles H. (Rear Admiral) Day , William P. (Lt.) Daymar Deacon, David Deane, Barnabas Deane, Silas Dearborn, Henry (Actg. Secy. Navy) De Camp, John (Rear Admiral) Decatur, Stephen (Commodore) & widow Delaplaine, Joseph Delaware, u.s.s. (frigate) ' Denabre, Jean Derby, Richard C . Dewey, George Dexter, A.

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Dickerson , Mahlon (Sec. of Navy) Dickins, Francis w. (Rear Admira l) Dickinson, John (a statesman) Digby, Robert (Rear Admiral, Brit ish Navy) Dobbin , James c. (Secy. of Navy) Doughty , Thos. (Chief Engineer) Downes , John (Commodore) Do wning, Samuel W. (Judge Advocate) Drayton, (J.?) Drayton, Percival (Captain) Dres el , H.G. (Lt.) Driscoll , John (Fireman on Monitor) Drown e , William (OVERSIZE) Dubois, Theodore B. (Actg. Lt.) Dudley (Lord) (Secy . State to George IV) Duff, David Dunbar , Charl es Dunlap , Andrew (Lt.) Dunn, Edward T . (Paymaster Genera l) DuP ont, Samuel F. (Admiral) Durant a n, (Frenchman)

(WITH SHIP'S LOGS) Dutilk & Wacksmuth Dyer, N. Mayo

1 item (1877) 2 items (1777) 1 item (1776) 1 item (1774?)

2 items (1884) 5 items (184 7-66) 9 items (17913-18131)

3 items (1829-33) 1 item (1843) 1 item (1823) 8 items (1847-82) 1 item (18813) 1 item (1779) 2 items (18 34 , 1835) 2 items (1778, 1779) 4 items (1776-813) 1 item (18131) 1 item (1873) 17 items (1784-1832) 5 items (1817) 1 item (17 ) 1 item (18~) 1 item (18813) 1 item (19134) 1 i tem (1778) 8 items (1829-38) 2 items (1887, 1898) 1 item (1782) 1 item (1782) 6 items (1853-56) 1 item (1 864) 8 items (1821-48) 1 item (1829) 1 it em ( 18 4 7) 1 item (N.D.) 1 item (1895) 1 item (22 pp.) (1916) 1 item (1781) 25 items (1865) 1 it e m (1827) 1 item (1731) 1 item (17 ) 1 item (1882) 1 item (187 3 ) 2 items (18413, 1863) 1 volume (1768)

28 items (1792-18136) 1 item (191313)

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Eaton, Edwin (Commodore, u.s. Navy) Eaton , William (U.S. Consul to Tunis) Edes, Benjamin Long (Lt. Comdr.) Edgar, Richard C. (Surgeon, USN) Edson , Alvin (Captain?) Edwards, Pierpont Elbert, Samuel (Lt.) Eldredge, Joseph c. Elliott, Jesse Duncan (Commodore) Ellis, Sam B. Ellison, Francis B. (Commander) Elmer, Horace (Lt. Comdr.) Emmons , George F. (Lt.) Emory, w. H., Jr. Engard, Albert c. (Chief Engineer, USN)

(WITH SHIP'S LOGS) England, High-Court of Admiralty

(OVERSIZE) Ernst, J.P. (Seaman·)

Etheringe, John Evans , Robley D. (Rear Admiral)

Evans, Sam Eyre, Jehu (Colonel, Artillery) .. ';'- .

(SOME OVERS IZE)

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Fairfield, James (Captain) Farragut, David Glasgow Farragut, George (Midshipman) Farrell, Thos. M. (Actg. Master) Faunce, John (Captain) Faxon, Wm. (Chief Clerk, Navy Dept.) Fe biger (Lt. Comm.) Fentress, Walter E. H. (Actg. Master) Fillmore, Millard (President) Flagg, J.F.

(Author of "Unc le Sam 's Mosquito Fleet") Fleming, Charles Edward

(Midshipman on Constitution) Flying Fish, u.s .s. Folger, William Mayhew (Commander) Foote, Andrew H. (Rear Admiral) Forsyth, John Foster, Wm. C., Jr. Fox , George Fox, Gustavus Vasa

(Lt. & Asst. Secy. Navy) Fox, u.s .s. Franklin, S.R .

1 item (1849) 2 items (1799, 18~4) 1 item (1881) 1 item (1812) 2 items (1831, 1 833) 1 item (n.d.) 2 items (18~5, 18~6) 1 item (187~) 3 items (1843, 1844) 1 item (1823) 1 item (1855) 1 item (188~) 1 item (1833) 1 item (n.d.) 1 volume (1863-99)

1 item (1796)

1 i'tem (191~-15) (1 volume) not found

1 item (185~) 1 volume , 1 item (1874, c. 19~~) 2 iterns- (1822) 18 items (1774-79)

1 item (1815) 5 items (182~-62) 1 item (181~) 1 item (1864) 1 item (1856) 3 i terns ( 1863-66) 1 item (1862) 1 item (1863) 1 item (1851) ( 43 pp.)

8 items (1835-37)

1 item (1838) 2 items (1 883, 1889) 5 items (1848-63) 2 items (n.d. , 1822) 1 item (1864) 1 item (1941) 4 items . (186~-64)

1 item (1823) 1 item (18_)

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Franklin, u.s.s. Freeman, W.H. (Colonel, U.S.M.C.) French, Jefferson A. (Lt. Comdr.) Fulton, Robert Furlong, William Rea (Rear Admiral)

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G aJ at he au , D • E • (French 0 f f ice r ) Gale, Anthony (Lt. Col., Marines) Gale, G. (Navy Storekeeper) Gallagher, John (Captain) Gallatin, Albert Gambier, James (Rear Adm., Br. Navy) Gamble, John M. (Lt. Col., Marines) Gauntt, Charles (Lt.) Gedney, Thos. R. (Commander, USN) George Washington, U.S.S. (OVERSIZE) General Gates (a frigate) General Washington (a privateer) Gerry, Elbridge Gibbon, Lardner (Lt., USN) Gibbs, William C. Gibson, Thos. (Actg. Master) Giesinger, D. (?) Gillette, Simson P. (Lt., USN) Gillon , Alexander (Commodore) ·.: ' .

(SOME OVERSIZE) Gilmartin, P. P. (Surgeon, USN) Glass ford, Henry A. (Lt. USN) Glynn, James (USN) Godfrey , Joseph P. Goldsborough , Louis M. (~ear Admiral) Goodwin, Benjamin (Lt.) Goudy , Jason (Lt .) Graham, William A. (Secy. Navy) Graves, Boonen Grayson, A. (Quartermaster, Marine Corps) Green, John (Captain) Green, Joseph F. (Rear Admiral) Green, Thomas P. (Lt., USN) Greer, James A. (Captain) Gregory, Francis H. (Rear Admiral) Gregory , Thomas B. (Actg. Lt.) Gulick, John S. (Paymaster) Gunnell, F. M. (Surgeon) Gwinn, John (Captain)

H

Haines, Matt K. (Actg. Ensign) Haley, Nathan (Privateei Commander) Hall, Joseph C. (Lt., USMC) Hall, Wilburn B. (Lt., C.S.N.)

2 items (1819) 1 item (1839) 1 item (1863) 3 items (1813) 1 item (1941)

1 item (1782) 5 items (1807-19) 1 item (1823) 1 item (1833) 1 item (1822) 1 item 1778 5 items (1817-33) 2 i t ems ( 18 2 4 , 18 2 5 ) 1 item (1845) 1 item (19 ) 12 items (1778) 3 items (17 ) 1 ftem (1813) 1 item (1854) 1 item (1818) 1 item (1864) 1 item (1826) 1 item (1865) 4 items (1783-93)

1 item (1864) 1 item (1864) 1 item (1842) 1 item (1820) 4 items (1845-67) 1 item (1809) 1 item (1863) 4 items (1851-52) 1 item (1799) 1 item (1821) 2 items (1778, 1781) 2 items (1862, 1880) 1 item (1849) 1 item (1878) 5 items (1826-55) 2 items (1864) 1 item (1868) 3 items (1866-67) 1 item (1841)

1 item (1864) 1 item (1807) 1 item (1827) 1 item (1863)

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Hambleton, John N. Hambleton, Samuel (Purser, USN) Hamet, Caramanly Hami lton (John?) Hamilton, Paul (Secy. Navy) Hammill, Wm. D. (Sail-maker) Hancock, John Handy, Robert (Commodore) Harmony, G. H. (Captain) Harrington, Purnell F. (Rear Admiral) Harris, John (Lt., U.S.M.C.) Harrison, George (Navy Agent) Harrison, John (Captain) Harwood, (~ear Admiral) Hatton, John G. (Navy Storekeeper) Hazelwood, John (Captain) Heath, John Hende rson , Arch (Major, Marines) Hendricks, Abraham (Wagon Master) Henry, Buna (Comdg. Flotilla) · Henshaw, David (Secy. Navy) Herbert, Hilary A. (Secy. Navy) Heywood, Charles (Bvt. Lt. Col., USMC) Hinman, E[lisha] (Captain) Hitchcock, Robert B. (Commodo~e) Hobson, Richmond Pearson (Naval .Qf ficer) [Hoes , Roswell R.?] (Chaplain) .. ';"-Hoff , Henry K. (Rear Admiral) Hogg , John W. (Chief Clerk, Navy Dept.) Hollins , George N. (Commander) Holmes, James F. (Actg. Ensign) Holt, J. (Judge Advocate General) Romans, Benjamin (Actg. Secy. Navy) Homans, Jame s T. (Lt.) Hone, Philip (Mayor, NYC) Hopk ins, Esekiel (ONE OVERSIZE)

(First Commander of US Navy) Hopkins, Stephen (& others) Hopk inson, Francis Horner, z. Horwitz, Phineas J.

(Chief, Bur. Medicine & Surgery) Houston, Edwin Samuel (Lt. Comdr.) Howard , Samuel (Lt.) Howell, Benjamin A. (ship builder) Howell, Edward Frank lin Howell, John C. (Rear Admiral) Howison, Jas. R. (Naval Academy) Howle, Parke G.

(Inspector's Office, Marine Corps) Hudson , Wm. L. (Captain) Hull , Isaac (Commodore) Hull, Joseph (Commodor e ) (SOME OVERSIZE) Humphreys , H.

1 item (1817) 1 item (1838) 1 item (1805) 1 item (1776) 2 items (1806, 1812 ) 1 item (1837) 2 items (1777, 1782) 1 item (1880) 1 item (1882) 1 item (1936) 2 items (1817, 1820) 7 items (1805-14) 1 item (1775-76) 1 item (1880) 1 item (1849) 2 items (1778, 17 ) 1 item (1899) (a diary) 1 item (1819) 1 item (1777) 1 item (1815) 2 l.tems (1843) 1 item (1895) 1 item (1880) 1 item (1771) 1 item (1880) 2 it ems (1899, 1900) 2 items (1897) 1 item (1873) 3 items (1880-91) 1 item ( 18 ) 1 i tern ( 1863) 1 item (1874) 3 items (1814-25) 1 item (1838) 1 item (1814) 2 items (1 762 , 1777}

1 item (1775) 2 items (1 777 , 1778 ) 1 item (1854) 8 items (1866-67)

1 item (1883) 1 item (1895) 1 item (1748) 1 item (1812) 1 ite m (1875) 1 item (1858) 1 item (1830)

1 item (1840) 11 items (1803-41) (1 863 -1 880) 1 item (1833)

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Humphreys, John (Lt. , C.S.N.) Humphreys , Joshua (Firs t Nava l Constructor) Humphreys , Samue l (ship builder ) Hunnewell , James Hunt , Memucan Hu nt , Wi lli am (Commissar y in Revolution) Hunt, William H. (Secy. Navy) Hunter , Henry D. (Captain) Hunter , Wi lli am M. (Nava l off ice r) Hunter , Wm . W. ( L t • , USN) Huntington , Joshua Huntington , Samuel (OVERSIZE) H , C .I.

I

(Intrenhers, Lewis?) (Rear Admiral , British Navy)

Irwin , Jeremiah (Commodore) Izard, Ralph (Lt . o n gunboat)

J

Jackson, And. M.D . (Purser) Jackson, Andrew (President) (SOME OVE RSIZE) Jackson , Jonathan Jackson, Wm . ,, : · Jeffers , William Jenkins , Thornton A. (Rear Ad miral) Jennings , Peter Jewell , Theodore F. (L t. Comd r.) Johnson, Andrew (President) (SOl'-iE OVERSIZE) Johnson , Thomas (Governor, Maryland) Johnston, James Jones , Jacob (Captain) Jones , John J . (Purser) Jones , John Paul (Captain) (SOME OVERSIZE) Jones , Richard B. (L t., USN) Jones , Thomas Ap Catesby {Captain) Jones, {Captain) Josiah , James {Captain) (SOME OVERSIZE) Jouett , James Edward {Rear Adm iral) Judson , E . {Nava l Off i cer)

, John --- ----K

Kearney , John A. {Surgeon, USN) Kea rney , Lawrence {C ommodor~) Keenan , James (U . S. Consul , Hong Kong) Kendall , Amos (Auditor) Kennedy , Edmund (?) (Naval Officer) Kennedy , John P . Kennedy , Robert (Navy Storekeeper)

1 item (1863) 48 items ( 1 751-1915) 3 items (1798 - 1823) 1 item (1845) 1 item (1846) 1 item (17 76) 2 items (1881) 1 item (1844) 2 i tems (1830 , 1834) 1 item (1841) 8 items {1 777-7 9) 2 items (1781, 1794 ) 1 item (1914)

1 item (1905)

1 item (1863) 1 i,tem (1806)

1 item (1 839) 2 items (1829) 1 item (1785) 1 item (1856) 1 item (17 ) 3 items (1856-91 ) 1 item (1784) 1 item (1880) 2 items (1 866 , 1867) 1 item (1777) 1 item (1777) 4 items (1 81 0- 25) 1 item (1850) 32 items (177 0-92) · 2 items (1807) 6 items (1814 - 47) 1 it em ( 1816) 4 items (1793 - 98) 4 items (1872-90) 1 item (1826) 1 i tem (1862)

1 item (1831) 2 items (1 829, 1834) 1 item (1856) 1 item (1 829) 1 i tem (1837) 1 item (1832) 1 item (1817)

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Kennon, B {Bur. Constr. & Eqpt) Kenny, Albert Sewall {Admiral) Kilty , Augustus H. {Rear Admiral) King, Benjamin King , David J . {Actg. Master's Mate) King, James w. {Chief Engineer, USN) Kingston , s. {USN) Knowles, John H. {Chief Quar terrnas ter) Knox, Henry {Secy. War) Knox , JosephS. B. {Captain) Knox, Robert, Jr. {Master) Knox, Samuel R. {Naval Officer)

Kuhn, Joseph C. {Lt., USN)

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Lancey, Thomas Crosby {Seaman)

Langdon, John {Congressman) Langdon, Woodbury

{member, Continenta l Congress) Larner, E. {Commander) Lauderdale, Joseph {Lt.) Laughlin, J.P. {Master) Lavalette, E.A.F. (Captain)

Law, Richard L. (Commander) League Island Navy Yard

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Leary, Richard P. {Governor of Guam) Leavitt, Wrn. Lee , Samuel Phillips (Rear Admiral) Lee, Sidney Smith (Captain, C.S.N.) Lee, Theo[doric] (USN) Leith, John (Captain, British Navy) Leland, G.A. (Mate) (Lent?), John H. Lenthall , John (Chief, Bur. Construction) Le Roy , William E . {Rear Admiral) Lewis , Abraham (Captain) Lewis, Jacob {Captain) Lewis, T. H. (author) Little, George (Captain) Livingston , Abraham Livingston, John R. Livingston , Robert R. Leffert , William A.

(Inspector o f Ordnance) Long, Andrew K. (Lt., USN) Long, John Colling s (Commodore) Low r y , Reigart B. (Commander) Lucas, James (British Officer) Luce, Stephen Bleecker (Rear Admiral)

1 item (1840) 1 item {1899) 1 item (1873) 1 item (1823) 1 item (1865) {Journal) 2 items (1864, 1905) 1 i tern (1814) 1 item (1894) 1 item (1793) 7 items (1831-48) 4 items (1836-59) 5 items (1837-48) (1 vol.) 1 item (1815)

3 items (1847-49) (Diary) 5 items (1779 - 81) 2 i'terns {1782)

1 item (1864) 1 item (1813) 1 item (1863) 1 item {1849) (not found)

. 1 item (1879) 1 i tern (1873) 8 items (1899-1900) 1 item (1 860) 3 items (1866-67) 3 items (1855-63) 1 item (1854) 1 item (1823) 1 item (1865) 1 item (1807) 3 items (1854-57) 1 item (1878) 1 item (1778) 2 items (1813, 1814) 1 item (1935) 79 items (1780-1807) 1 item (1776) 1 it ern ( 17 8 2) 2 items (1803) 1 item (1863)

1 item (1840) 2 items (1833 , 18 53) 1 item (1867) 1 item (1814) 2 it ems ( 18 6 6 , 18 8 7)

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Ludlow, Augustus C. (Lt., "Chesapeake") and Charles

Lull, E.P . (Lt. Commander) Lunger, E. (Lyencinre?), Jas . Lynch, D. (Commander) Lyne, Leonard H. (Midshipman)

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Me Carty, Daniel (Naval Officer) Me Cawley, c. G. (Colonel, USMC) McClelland, James (Surgeon, USN) McCluney, William J. (Lt., USN) McCrea, E.R. Macdonough, Thomas (Commodore) McGunnegle, Wilso n (Lt. USN) Mcintosh, James Me. (Commander, USN) McKean, William Wister (Captain, USN) McKeever, Isaac (Commander) Mackenzie, Alexander Slidell McKoy, John McLaughlin, Augustus (Lt., C.S.N.) McMasters, w. L.

(Lt., Confederate .Infty.) Me Neil, Daniel (Captain) McNeill, Hector (Captain) Macomb, William H.

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Macpherson, J .s. (Naval Officer) Madigan, John (Commander) Madison, James (Pr es id ent) (SOME OVERSIZE) Magr ath, H[umphrey] (Master , gunboat) Magruder, Thomas P. (Admiral?) Mahan , Alfred T. (Admiral) Mahan, Dennis H. (Lt., USN) Mall o ry, Stephen · R. (Secy. Navy , C.S.A.) Ma llory , (Rear Admiral) Manchester (a ship) (OVERSIZE) Manley, John Marchant, J. Marcy, Samuel (Lt.) Marine Comm. Continenta l Congress Ma rr, E . P. Marr, Robert A. (Naval Officer) Har sha ll, George (USN) Martel, James L. (Purser) Martin, Thomas (shipowner) Mascoll, Stephen Mason, A.M. (Master , Confederate Navy) Mason, John Y. (Secy. Navy) Mason, Murray (Commander, Confederate Navy) Maury, John M. (Lt.) Maury, Mathew F. (Naval scientist) Mayo, w. K. (Commodore)

1 item (written 1829)

1 item (1868) 1 item (1908) 1 item (1807) 1 item (1866) 1 it em ( 18 4 9)

1 item (18 71) 1 item (1877) 3 items (1866-67) 1 item (1830) 1 item (1862?) 2 items (1815) 1 item (1 860 ) 2 items (1845, 1856) 1 item (1856) 1 item (1834) 1 item (1841) 1 item (1820) 1 item (1864) 1 item (1863)

2 i terns (1802) 1 item (1779) 1 item (1856) 1 item (1 822) 2 items (1868) 6 items (1811-15) 1 item (1806) 1 item (1924?) 11 items (1894-1906) 1 item (1 880 ) 1 item (1864) 1 item (1886) 2 items (1848, 1849) 2 items (1778) 1 item (1779) 2 it ems ( 18 4 5, 18 6 0) 1 item (1718) 1 item (1860) 1 item (1854) 1 item (1837) 1 item (1849) 1 item (1814) 1 item (1776) 1 item (1 861-62) 6 items (1844-49) 1 item (1 861) 1 item (18 22) 4 items (1845-67) 1 item (1886)

Meade, Edward (Master) Meade, Henry M.

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Meade, Richard Worsam (Rear Admiral) Melville , George w. (Chief Engineer) Mercer, Samuel (Naval Officer) Merrill, R. T. (Lt., USN) Merrimack, U.S.S. (OVERSIZE) Mexican War Pennants (EMPTY) Miller, Samuel (Major, U.S.M.C.) Miller, w. William (Captain) Mitchell, James J. Mix, Mervine P. (Naval Officer) Monroe, James (President) (SOME OVERSIZE) Monroe, John T. (Mayor, ·New 0 r 1 eans) Monteith, Benjamin (OVERSIZE) Montgomery, Alexander Montgomery, James E. Montgomery, John B. (Commodore) Morgan, Charles w. (Naval Officer) Morris, Andrew (Captain) Morris, Charles (Commodore) Morris, Richard V. (Commodore) Morris, Robert (SOME OVERSIZE) Morris, Walter K. (USN) Morton, Perez (Revolutionary patriot) Mowbray, John (Naval Officer) .. Murphy, E. McLeod (Lt., USN) ~~ · Murray, Alexander (Commodore) Murray, A.

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Napier, Lord (English Minister to U.S.) Navy Board (OVERSIZE) Navy Department (SOME OVERSIZE) Neeser, Robert w.

[Neilson, George W.?) Neville, Frederick A. (Lt., USN) Newell, Thomas M. (USN) Newman, William D. (Lt., USN) Newton , Gordon l-1.. (Passed Midshipman, USN)

(WITH SHIP ' S LOGS) Niagara, S.S. (ship) Nichols, Edward (P.?) (Commodore, USN) Nichols, William (Captain?) Nicholson, A.A . (Captain, U.S.M.C.) Nicholson, J.J. Nicholson, James (Commodore) Nicholson, James William Augustus

(Rear Admiral) Nicholson, John (Commodore) Nichol son, Joseph J. (Capt a in)

1 item (1807) 1 item (1854) 5 items (1849-97) 62 items (1884-1917) 2 items (1856, 1857) 1 item (1918) 3 items (1798-99)

4 i terns (1819 , 1820) 1 item (1817) 1 item (1814) 1 item (1834) 12 items (1804-25) 1 item (1862) 2 items (1801) 1 item (181 6) 1 item (1867) 2 items (1845, 1863) 2 items (1821, 1845) 1 item (1803) 17 ' items (1817-55) 1 item (1802) 5 items (1776-98) 1 item (1936) 2 it ems ( 17 7 5 , n. d. ) 1 item (1777) 1 item (1863) 16 items (1806-21) 1 item (1874)

1 item (n.d.) 1 item (1777) 35 items (1818-1901) 1 item (1915) (draft of book) 1 item (1862) 1 item (1843) 1 item (1833) 1 item (1841) 1 volume (1843-44)

1 item (1832?) 1 item (1874) 1 item (1812) 1 item (18 21 ) 1 item (1822) 1 item (1804) 3 items (1879, 1881) ( 1 vol • ) 1 item (1782) 3 items (1822-35)

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Nicholson, Samuel (Captain, USN) (SOME OVERSIZE)

Nicolson, John B. (Commodore, USN) Nourse, C.J. (brother-in-law of Capt. c.c. Simms, c.s.N.)

Nourse, Joseph E. (Professor, Naval Academy)

Nourse, William (Naval Officer of Revolution).

Noyes, John

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O'Brien, C.W. (Commodore) O'Br ien, Richard (Naval Officer & Diplomat) Ohio , u.s.s. Olcott, H.S. (Navy Dept.) O'Neil, A.F. (Lt., USN) Ostand, D. (Colonel, Cavalry) Ottiwell, John (Seaman) Owen, Edward W.C.R.

(Commodore, British Navy)

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Packer, J.B. (Surgeon, Navy) Page, Richard L. (Commander) Palmer, James C. (Medical Director, USN) Parker, Foxhall A. (Commodore) Parker, William A. (Commander) Parsons, L.R. (Colonel) Patterson, C.P. (coast survey office) Patterson, Danie l T. (Commodore) Pattison, Thomas (Rear Admiral) Paulding , Hiram (Rear Admiral) Paulding, James K. (Secy . Navy) Peacocke, Philip (USN) Pearce, John (Lt., USN) Pearson, George F. (Commander) Pegram , Robert B. (Captain, C.S.N.) Pendergrast, Garret Jesse (Naval Commander) Pendleton , Char 1 es H. (Lt. Commander) Penington, Lawrence (USN) Pennock, A.M. (Fleet Captain) Penoyer, Xt. M. Penro se , James Percival, John (Cap tain) Perry, Matthew Calbraith (Commodore)

(VOLUME WITH SHIP'S LOGS) Perry, Oliver H. (Commodore) Peters, B.F. (Ch ief Clerk, Navy Dept) Phelps, Alfred, Jr. (Acting Master) Philip, John W. (Rear Admiral) P i cking, Sherwood (Captain, USN)

3 items (17913-18132)

1 item (1841) 1 item (1888)

1 item (1879)

1 item (1828)

1 item (1 8 -

1 i tern (1 822) 2 i tems (18131) 1 item (18513) 1 item (1865) 1 item (1 863) 1 item (1863) 1 item (1814) 1 item (1823)

1 item (1863) 1 item (1855) 1 i t em (1871) 7 items (1 831-65) 2 items (1864, 1865) 1 item (1 864) 1 item (1845) 4 items (1 814 - 38) 1 item (1 867) 3 items (1858-66) 1 item (1 840) 1 item (1 850) 1 item (1863) 1 item (1 850 ) 1 item (1851) 4 items (1829-62) 1 item (1872) 1 item (1827) 2 items (1863) 1 itein (1825) 1 item (1764) 4 items (1 823-49) 8 items (1823-56, 1 942) (1 volume) · , 36 it ems (1813-19) 1 item (190 3) 1 item (1864) 2 items (1 893 , [1 890]) 1 item (1941)

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Pierce, Franklin (President) Pinckney, Thomas (Secy. Navy) Poor, Char l es H. (Rear Admiral) Porter, Andrew (Revolutionary Officer) Porter , David (Commodore) Porter, David Dixon (Admiral)

(VOLUMES H l 'l']{ ,Sl( T p Is LOGS) Porter, William D. (Rear Admiral) Powell, Lewis M. (Rear Admiral) Pratt, Charles w. (Acting Master) Preble , Edward (Commodore) Preble, George Hen ry (Admiral) Preston, William Ballard (Secy. Navy) Prince, Freder ick E.

(Capt. & Chief Engr.) Pritchard, E. (Postmaster)

Quackenbush , Stephen Platt (Rear Admiral) Quinn, John Paul (Surgeon)

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Radford, w. (Rear Admiral) Ramsay, Francis M. (Chief, Bur. Navigation) Ramsay , Frank M. (Lt. Comdr.) Ramsay, (W.?) Ramsay, William w. (Lt.) Randall, Howard E. Randolph, ~'lm. A. (Lt., US!-1C) Read, George Campbell (Commodore) Reed, Joseph Reed, Thomas J. (2d Engineer) (Renard?), J. (Commander, USN) Renshaw, James (Naval Officer) Reynolds , E. McDonald (1st Lt., Marines) Reynolds, William

(Chief , Bur. Eqpt. & Recruiting) Richmond , Wm & Co. Riddle, James (U.S. Inspectors office) Ringgold, Cadwalader (Rear Admiral) Ringgold, George H. (.Pay Dept., USN) Robeson, George Maxwell (Secy. Navy) Robinson, Charles Robinson, Isaiah Robinson , John (Sailing Master) Robinson, Samuel (seaman) Rodgers, Christopher Raymond Perry

(Rear Adm ir al ) Rodgers , Fred (Commander) Rodgers, John (Commandore) Rodgers , John (Naval Officer)

2 items (1856, 18 ) 2 items (1798, 1824) 1 item (186 ) 1 item (1786) 15 items (1799-1841) 3 volume s & 27 items

(1846-86) 1 item (1850) 1 item (1853) 1 item (1864) 3 items (1803, 1804) 2 items (1864, 1870) 2 items (1849, 1850) 1 item (1863)

1 item (1813)

2 items (1867) 2 items (1867)

1 item (1868) 2 items (1890, 1893) 1 item (1863) 1 item (1831) 2 items (1826, 1827 ) 1 volume (1884-1900) 1 item (1825) 9 items (1813-46) 1 item (1775) 1 item (1864) 1 item (1861) 5 items (1826-40) 2 items (1857) 3 items (1870-73)

1 item (1832) 1 item (1858) 3 items (1834?-64) l item (1848) 5 items (1869-73) 1 item (1839) 2 items (1777) 1 item (1813-14) 1 item (1832) 4 items (1867 - 85)

1 item (1883) 15 items (1803-31) 1 item (1877)

Rodgers, William T. (N.J . Pilot Commissioner)

Rodney , Thomas Roe, F. A. (Rear 1\dmi ral) Roebuck (a vessel)

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Rogers , Stephen M. (Lt. , USMC) Rogers , William (Privateer Captain) Rogers, Wm. 0. (Actg. Lt.) Rogers , Williams. (Purser) Rolando, Henry (USN) Roosevelt, Theodore (President) Ross, David (of frigate United States)

(SOME OVERSIZE ) Roume (Agent at St. Domingue) Rowe, J .c. Rowan, S.C. (Vice-Admiral) Runeberg, E.G. (Swedish) Russell, Charles C. (Naval gunner) R , H.E.

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Salinas , C .G. (U.S . Consul, Pernambuco) Salter, William D. (Commodore) Saltonstall, Dudley . (OVERSIZE) Sampson, Frederick G. (Ensign) .. Sands , Benjamin F. (Rea r Admiral.) ·· Sanford, Joseph P. (Lt., Ordnance) Sato , Admiral Tetsutaro Sawyer, Horace B. (Capt., USN) Schetky , Charles A. (Lt. Comdr.) Schley, Winfield Scott (Rear Admiral)

(WITH SHIP'S LOGS) Scofield , Walter K. (Surgeon, USN) Scord , Louis L. (USN) Scott, John (Naval Officer) (OVERSIZE) Scott , John (Lt. , USN) Seaforth, Lord Francis (Governor, Barbados) Secor , Chr i. A. (Navy Yard) Secret Committee

[see Abraham Livingston file) Secretary of the Navy Correspondence Selfridge , Thomas 0 . (Rear Admiral) Semmes, Alexander A. (Commander) Semmes, Raphael (Rear Admiral & Brigadier

General , C . S.N. & C.S.A.) (SOME OVERSIZE) Semple, William Seward, Thos., Jr. (Privateer Captain) Seybert, Adam (Rep. from PA) (Shaffer, Jos. A.?) Shannon, W.D. (Colonel, USMC) Shaw , John (Commodore, USN) Shaw, (Thomas?) Shaw , Wm . S .

1 item (1858)

1 item (1781) 1 item (1890) 1 item (18 ) 1 item (1823) 1 item (1776) 1 item (n.d.) 1 item (1821) 1 item (1865) 1 item (1902) 2 items (1798, 1799)

1 it em ( 17 9 9?) 1 item (1863?) 2 items (1874 , 1877) 1 item (1838) 1 it em ( 17 9 9) 1 item (n.d.)

1 item (1849) 1 item (1850) 1 item (1785?) 1 item (1863) 5 items (1867-73) 1 item (1863) 1 item (n.d.) 1 item (1856) 1 item (1880) 1 volume & 1 item (1878, 1898?) 1 item (1867) 1 item (1862) 1 item (1788) 2 items (1863 ) 1 item (1804) 1 item (1863)

(1863-19 01) 3 items (1866-74) 3 items (1867 - 68) 2 items (1846, 1865)

1 item (1780) 1 item (1799) 1 item (1813) 2 items (1862, 1866) 2 items (1942) 4 items (1805-20) 1 i tem (1778) 1 item (1800)

Sheppard, F.E. (Lt., USN) Sherburne, John H. Shillito, W.B. (Ensign) Shippen, Edward (Surgeon)

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Shubrick, William Branford (Commodore) Sicard, Montgomery (Rear Admiral) Sigsbee, Charles D. (Rear Admiral) Siler, A.C. (Civil War Soldier)

(WITH SHIP'S LOGS) Simpson, Edward (Commodore) Simpson, Thorn. (Lt., USN) Sinclair, Arthur (Captain?) Sinclair, William (Purser, USN) Skerrett, Joseph s. (Rear Admiral) Skinner, Charles w. (Commodore, USN) Skinner, Taber (Captain) Sloat, John Drake (Rear Admiral) Slocum, Jonah (Asst. Engr.) Smith, Albert N. (Commander) Smith, Joseph (Rear Admiral) Smith, Perry (Senator, CT) Smith, Richard (Marine Major) Smith, Robert (Secy. Navy) Smith, Sidney (Naval Officer) Smith, William S now, Albert s. (Lt. Comdr.) .. Snow, Nathaniel (Master of Brig* ~ Snow Triton (a ship) Sol ey , James Russell (Asst. Secy. Navy)

Southard, Samuel L. (Secy. Navy) Southern Express Co. Southwick, John (Carpenter, USN) Spaker ? Spear, John c. (Surgeon, USN) Spedden, Levin (Capt. of barge) Speedwell (a ship) Spence, Robert (Captain) Spencer, Willi a m A. (Captain) Spicer, William F. (Commander) Sproat, David (British General) Stanley, Fabius (Commodore) Stanton, Elizabeth Brandon (Historian) Stansbury, Tobias (Revol. officer)

(OVERSIZE) Staunton, Sidney A. (Lt. Comdr.) Steele, Henry A. (1st Lt.) Stellwagen, HenryS. (Lt. Comdr.) Stephens, Sir Philip (British) S tephens , Thomas Stevens, Thomas H. (Rear Admiral) Stevens (a Confederate steamer) Stewart, Charles (Commodore) Stewart, George (Captain)

1 item (1860) 1 item (1835) 1 item (1863) 3 i terns ( 18 6 7) 5 items (1841-52) 3 items (1862-1898) 1 item (19!35) 1 item (1914)

1 item (1879?) 1 item (1778) 26 items (1822-25) 2 items (1844, 1851) 1 item (1892) 5 items (1833-48) 2 items (1817) 3 i terns ( 1842-62) 1 item (1863) 1 item (1864) 11 items (184!3-67) 1 item (1837) 3 items (1821) 5 items (1802-8) 1 item (1823) 1 item (18!30) 1 item (1883) 1 item (1814) 1 item (1811) 2 items (n.d., 189!3) (Mss. of book, speech) 12 items (1819-31) 1 item (1862) 1 item (1829) 1 item (182!3?) 4 items (1866-67) 1 item (1782) 1 item (1807) 1 item (1822) 3 items (1823-34) 1 item (1864) 1 item (1781) 1 item (1874) 2 items (1914?, 1917) 1 item (1794)

1 item (1899) 1 item (1866) 2 items (1841, 1852) 1 item (1777) 1 item (18 ) 1 item (189i") 1 item (1863) 4 items (18 33-57 ) 4 items (1778)

Stirling, St ith, Drary

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Stockbridge, Joseph (Chaplain, USN) Stockton, Charles Herbert (Rear Admiral) Stockton, Robert F. (Commodore) Stoddert , Ben (Secy. Navy) Story, H.C. Stover, George W. (Captain) Stribling , Cornelius K. (Rear Admiral) Stringham, Silas H. (Commander) Sturgis, Josiah Sullivan, J .B. (Naval Officer) Swenson , Anthony (Naval Officer) Swift , Jonathan w. (Lt., USN)

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Tabor, Stephen J.W. Talbot, Cyrus (Captain) Tal bot, S i 1 as (Captain) (SOME · OVERSIZE) Taliaferro, John (Rep. from VA) Talleyrand (Frenchman) Talmadge, Isaac M. (Captain) Tattnall, Josiah (Captain) Taylor, Bushrod B. (Captain) Taylor , George Taylor , James (Master) Taylor, William E. (Surgeon) Temple, Willi am G. (Captain) T e n Broec k, Abru . (OVERSIZE) Thacher , Peter (Clergyman) That c her , Henry Knox (Admiral) Thomas , A. (Navy Dept.) Thompson , Alexander (Naval Officer) Thompson, Richard W. (Secy. Navy) Thompson, Smith (Secy. Navy) Thompson , Thomas (Capt a in) (SOME OVERSIZE) Tilghman , Richard L. (Lt., USN) Tilling ha s t, Dan Ti llotson , J . H. Timber lake, John B. (Lt., USN) Tingey , Thom as (Commodo re) (SOME OVERSIZE) T i nslar, Benj a min R. (Surgeon, USN) Tomp kins, D. D. (Major) Torpe do (gunboat of C.S.N.) Toucey , Isaac (Secy. Navy) Tracy, Benjamin F . (Secy. Navy) Tracy , Nathaniel (Privateer Owner)

(OVERS IZE) Tribble , (Tennessee Congressman) Trippe , Joh n (Na val Officer) Trumbull, Jonathan (Privateer commander ) Truxto n, Thomas (Commadore)

1 item (1777) 1 item (1839) 61 items (1847-61) 1 it em (1906) 3 items (1836-47) 6 items (1784:_1800) 1 item (1821) 2 it ems ( 18 3 9 , 18 55) 1 item (1873) 2 items (1839, 1844) 1 item (1835) 1 item (1864?) 1 item (1782) 1 item (1843)

6 items (1865-66) 1 item (18 ) 6 items (1786-1806) 1 i' tem (1818) 1 it em (1804) 1 item (1863) 2 items (1849, 18 1 item (1880) 1 item (1778) 1 item (1864) 1 item (1867) 1 item (1877) 1 it em ( 17 7 6) 1 item (177 8) 6 items (1 855-80) 1 item (17 99) 1 item (1824) 2 items (1877 1 1878) 2 it ems (1821, 1823) 4 ite ms (1775-79) 1 item (1849) 1 item (1778) 1 item (1843) 2 ite ms (1 809 , 1814) 11 items (1794-1826) 1 item (1850) 1 item (1848) 1 item (1 862) 1 item (1858) 1 item (1891) 1 item (1775)

1 item (1912) 2 items (1 809?) 2 it ems ( 17 7 6 , 17 7 7) 9 items (1777-1809)

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Tryon, James Rufus (Bur. Medicine & Surgery)

Tryon, Moses (Captain) (SOME OVERSIZE) Turner, Daniel (Captain) Turner, F. (Commodore) Turner, Thomas (Acct. Ofc, Navy) Turner, Thomas (Rear Admiral) Turner, Wm.

(Charges D'affaires at Tunis) Tuttle, Horace P. (Asst. Paymaster) Tyler, John (President) (SOME OVERSIZE)

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United States United States (a frigate) United States Congress United States Naval School, Annapolis Upshur, Abel P. (Secy. Navy) Upshur, George P. (Commander) Upshur, John H. (Lt. Comdr.) Upton, Daniel P. (Captain)

1 item (1867)

3 items (1796-99) 2 items (1821, 1844) 1 item (1860") 3 items (180"0"-14) 2 items (1849, 1873) 1 item (180"2)

1 item (1884) 4 items (1818-43)

2 i terns (180"0", 180"2) 1 item (1?17) 4 items (1781-180"2) 1 item (1846) 5 items (1842-44) 3 items (1844-49) 1 i'tern (1865) 94 items (1861-63) (WITH SHIP'S LOGS)

Upton, George Bruce, Jr. (WITH SHIP'S LOGS) 36 items (1853-61)

v .. . . . . . . , Vallette, E.A.F. (Master Commandant) Van Buren, John D., Jr.

(Naval Engineer & Instructor) Van Buren, Martin (President) Van Duerson, William (shipbuilder) Vans, George F. (Captain of a brig) Villa, Jose

(Secy. Gen. to Pres. of Peruvian Republic) Villeneuve, P.C. Voorhees, Ralph (Lt.)

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Wadsworth, Alix s. (Navy Commissioners Office)

Wadsworth, Charl e s (Purser, USN) Wadsworth, Charles Wainwright, R. D. (Captain, Marines) Waldr o n, Thos. w. Walke, He nry (Rear Admiral) Walker, James (Lt. I British Navy)

(OVERSIZE) Walker, John G. (Naval Secretary) Walker, (Rear Adrni r al) Wallis, Sir Provo (Admiral, British Navy) [Waln?], J e s s e & Rob. (Merchants) Walsh, Robert, Jr.

6 items (1821-34) 1 item (1866)

1 item (1841) 1 item (180"8) 1 item (1836) 1 item (1834)

1 item (1793) 1 item (1823)

1 item (1840")

1 item (1795) 1 item (180"2) 2 items (1820", 1 i tern (1841) 1 item (1891) 1 item (1789)

1 item (1873) 1 item (1891) 1 item (1886) 1 item (1775) 1 item (1828)

1821)

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Ward, A. (Lt., USN) Ward, Edward (Naval Officer)

(WITH SHIP'S LOGS) Ward, James B. (Paymaster's Clerk) Ward , Peter T. (Carpenter, USN) Ward, Samuel (American Consul at Br istol) Warren, James (Navy Board) Warrington, Lewis (Commodore) Washburn, E. T.

(Schoolmaster of frigate Brandywine) Washington, George (President)

(SOME OVERSIZE) Washington, u.s.s. Waters, Frank (Captain)

Waters, William (Captain) Watkins, George R. (Paymaster) Watson, John c . (Commodore, USN) Watson, John S. (Master) Watson, Ri chard (Master of the brig) Watson , Samuel E . (Captain, Marines) Webster, Frances Marvin (author) Weed, Elijah J. (Major, Marines) Welles, Gideon (Secy. Navy) Welles, William Wells, c. J. Stewart (Surgeon, USN) Wendell, John ·, ,

West, Jabez (seaillan) Wharton, Franklin (Lt. Col., Marines) Wheeler , Amos , Jr. (Agent for ship) White, John (Lt., USN) Whiting, William D. (Captain) Whitney, William C . (Secy. Navy) Wild Cat (a schooner) Wilkes, Charles (Admiral) Wilkinson, Jesse (Commodore) Williamson, J . D. (Commander) Willis, John Williston, Joseph (Midshipman) Wilson, Caesar Rodney (S choolteacher ) Wilson, Joseph

(Collector, Marblehead District) Wilson, J. & Sons Winslow, John A. (Admiral) Wise, H. A.

(Captain & Chief, Bur. Ordnance) Woodbury, Levi (Secy. Navy) Woods , A. w. Woodward, Elias Woolf, John Woolsey, M. T . (Captain) Worden , John L. (Rear Admiral) Wright, John (British Navy Captain) Wyman, Robert H. (Commander)

1 item (1884) 4 volumes (1 838-40 )

1 item (1848) 1 item (1878) 1 item (1860) 1 item (1777) 5 items (1838-44) 31 items (1830-31)

3 items (1789-93)

1 item {1817) 2 manuscript volumes

(c. 1845) 33-items (1803-4) 1 item (1871) 1 item (1899) 1 item (1 864 ) 1 item (1801) 1 l.tem {1821) 1 item (1935) 1 item (1836) 8 items (1846-67) 2 items (1781) 1 item (1 867) 2 items (1777, 1778) 1 item (1780 ) 16 items (1807-15) 42 items (1814-18) 1 item {1829) 1 item (18 79) 1 item (1886) 2 items {1 824 ) 6 items (1 840-65) 4 items (1814-43) 1 item (1 841) 1 item (1804) 1 it em ( 18 ) 1 item {1805") 1 item (1803)

1 item (1835) 1 item (1866) 1 item (1865)

6 items (18 29-41) 1 item (n.d.) 1 it em ( 17 7 8) 1 item (1 814) 1 item (1 818) 5 items (1 862-87) 1 item (1776) 1 item (1865)

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Yates, Arthur R. (Captain)

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Zautzinger, John P. (Lt.) Zeilin, Jacob (Capt. & Brevet Major, USMC)

Miscellaneous

l item (l69l)

1 item (1829) 1 item (1848?)

List of Ships since Departure of Counte de Grasse, 1782 List of Ship Bills, 1851 List of Witnesses; Charge preferred against Lt. William w.

Ramsay, c. 1823 Navy Pay Bill, c. 1835

, M. F. of Geneva, NY - Letter to H. Storm of --~--~~~~~--New York City, 1873 Geneva Award, Plan for Distribution of, 1873 --~~------------' Edward Mido, · Letter to H. Sto~m, 1874 Useless Guns, c. 1885 Captain Saltonstall, Hopkins, etc., 1888 Log, 1819 ? "My History in the Revenue Marine Service" "The Pictures" and ."Naval Offibers I Have Met" by Edith

Ashton, 1907 .. Notes on Magazine Articles, 187~~ "The Difficulties of Collectors; etc" Miscellaneous Fragments of Manuscripts Autographs Complement of Officers and Crew, n.d. "Exercise of Guns," n.d. "Exercise for 13 Men at a Gun," n.d. Degree of Condemnation, New Constitution, 1813 USS ST. LOUIS, 1835 List of Names, 1815 List of American Prizes at St. John, Newfoundland, 1812

NAVAL HISTORY MANUSCRIPTS

Oversize Materials

Adams, John to Elbridge Gerry, June 1775 and April 19, 1813 Angus, Samuel - a roll of the Commissioned and Warranted Officers,

May 9, 1815

Privateer Balisarius Barry, John - Letter from Josiah Tattnall, Sept. 17, 1799 Berry, S. G. - Copy of poem, "Destroyer Life" Bower, Samuel to Tench Francis, April 28, 1797 Bradford, John to Messrs. Watson and Spooner, Sept. 2, 1777 Bruere, George James - Commission to Capt. Roscow Cole,

June 15, 1780

Charleston Insurance Company, August 17, 1778 and Sept. 30, 1778 Cipieres, Chevalier de, March 11, 1780 Congress - Ship's Commission, c. 1782 or 1783 Continental Navy Board to James Josiah, August 25, 1777 Continental Navy Board to Isaiah Robinson, Nov. 6, 1777 and

Nov. 13, 1777 Crane, W. M. - U. S. Frigate United States, May 20, 1819

Dale, Richard, May 13, 1790; Dec. 1, 1799; Dec. 3, 1799 Drowne, William, Sept . 25, 1781

England, High Court of Admiralty, Oct. 20, 1796 Eyre, Jehu - Muster Roll, Sept. 20, 1779 and Payroll, April 25,

1774-June 28, 1779

S.S. General Washington, n.d. Gillon, A. to William H. Gibbes, Feb. 4, 1788

Hopkins, Esek from P. Parker, Jan. 14, 1777 Hull, Isaac, U.S. Navy Yard, Charlestown, MA, June 12-25, 1819 Huntington, Samuel, May 22, 1781 and Mar. 15, 1794

.Jackson, Andrew to J. K. Polk, Dec. 20, 1840 Johnson, Andrew - Pass for Whaling Ship, April 9, 1866 Jones, John Paul - Bonhomme Richard, 1779 8 items Josiah, James to Jesse and Robert Waln, July 8, 1793, July 13,

1794, and Feb. 22, 1795

Madison, James - Appointment of Tench Poxe, Nov. 12, 1813 Madison, James - Appointment of W. H. Chase, Feb. 22, 1815 Manchester, Nov. 30, 1848; Jan. 1, 1849

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USS Merrimack, Aug. 14, 1799; Sept . 15, 1798; Oct. 24, 1798 Monroe, James - Appointment of W. H. Chase, Dec. 15, 1819 and

Jan. 1, 1825 Monroe, James -Appointment of Thomas Williamson, Mar. 27, 1818 Monroe, James - Appointment of Thomas Dawley, Dec. 28, 1818 Monroe, James -Appointment of Theophilus J. Yates, June 10, 1817 Monroe, James - Appointment of Richard S. Hunter, Mar. 3, 1817 Monteith, Benjamin, Jan. 30, 1801 2 items Morris, Robert to Jonathan Hudson, July 13, 1798 (folder empty) Morris, Robert to Isaiah Robinson, Sept. 21, 1776

Navy Board, Boston, Sept. 2, 1777 Navy Board to Isaiah Robinson, Aug. 5, 1777 Navy Department - Contingent Expenses, 1818-1819 Nicholson, Samuel to John Barry, Oct. 3, 1790

Ross, David to John Barry, June 17, 1798 and May 7, 1799

Sa ltonstall, Dudley, Dec. 1785 (?) Scott, John - List of Vessels, Nov. 13, 1788 Secretary of the Navy Correspondence, 1863-1901 Semmes, Raphael to Matthew C. Perry, Dec. 10, 1846 Stansbury, Tobias, Jan. 30, 1794

Talbot, Silas to Col. Z. Andrews, June 16, 1796 Talbot, Silas to Judah Colt, Aug. 16, 1793 Talbot, Silas to Bourn, Jan. 30, 1806 Ten Broeck, Abru to Lt. Bicker, Dec . 27, 1776 Thompson, Thomas to Hector McNeil, Dec. 28, 1776 and Feb . 2, 1777 Tingey, Thomas to Willings and Francis, May 11, 1795 and

June 12, 1801 Tracy, Nathaniel to Elbridge Gerry, Dec. 5, 1775 Tryon, Moses, Bank of the Uni t ed Sta tes in Philadelphia,

May 18, 1796 Tyler, John, Dec. 16, 1841 and June 17, 1844

Walker, James, Sept. 11, 1789 Washington, George to John Barry, July 6, 1789 Washington, George - Appointment of John Paul Jones, June 1, 1792 Washington, George to Col. D. Humphrey, Mar. 21, 1793

Ship's Logs arrl Sea Journals

in the

Franklin D. Roosevelt Library

Hyde Park, N. Y.

The following sbip 1 s logs and sea j ournals collected by Fr~~lin D. Roosevelt are arranged in alphabetical order by the ship's nal'lle. Personal journals are listed alphabetically by the name of the journalist. Notes on the number of pages includes covers and title pages, etc., when these contribute to the -character of the volume.

J Journal of the whale ship Benjamin Rush, May 26, 1834 - December 6, 1834 {58 pp.)

Journal of the u.s.s. Brooklyn, June 17, 1886 - January 5, 1888 (85 pp.)

~ Journal of the ship Clarion, January 21, 1835 - May 27, 1836 { 82 pp.)

Log or the U.S. Frigate Colwnbia, July 26, 1843 - March 12, 1844 ( 2L.O pp.)

Harbor Journal of the u.s. Frigate Constitution, Mar 20 - August 12, 1803 (~ pp.)

Log of the U.S. Frigate Constitution, December 31, 1813 - May 15, 1815 (260 pp.)

Jo~ of the whaling bark Cossack, August 20, 1857 -March 29, 1861 ()66 pp.)

Journal of the ship Crystal Palace, 1855-1856, New York to Melbourne combined with .Journal of the bark Yankee bown for Honolulu, 1856-57 (402 pp.)

Log o! the u.s.s. Otnnberland, NoTember 21, 1843 - January 17, 19h4 (109 pp.)

Log of the u.s.s. Dale, June 2, 1846 - December 10, 1849 (155 pp.)

~~Notes in the U.S. Sloop of War Dale, 16 guns, While in the Pacific Coast Squadron- 1846, by Comrade Thos. c. Lanceyn (124 pp.)

Journal of the u.s. Schooner Dolphin (fragment) December 1821 (19 pp .. )

Log of the U.s. Schooner Dolphin, 1821-24, a00 miscellaneous ship's papers,

(See Papers of DaTid Conmr • below.)

Log of the u.s.s. Dolphin, May 12 - July 13, 1900, New York to Seattle. (92 P? •)

Journals of u.s.s. ~' 1829-1830 (See Papers of David Conner, below)

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Log of the U.S. S. Enterprise, April - Augast 1603. (See u.s.s. John Ada~, below)

Journals of the u.s.S. Erie, 1829 (See Papers of David Conner, below)

Log of the U.S. Frigate Essex, January -April 18oo (44 pp.)

Log of the U.S.S. Favorite, January 11-18, 1918 (16o pp.)

Signal Log of the German Cruiser Frankfurt, 1917 (404 pp.)

Record Book of the U.g· Ship Golden State, 1857-1861 (180 pp.)

Journal of the U.S.~. Hornet, March 30 -September 22, 1827 (138 pp.) See also David Co~~r Papers, below)

Log of the U.S.S. John Adams, June 18o2 -August 1803 (bound with the log of the u.s.s. Enterprise, 1803 - 210 pp.)

Journal of the U. 3.S. John Ada"n.S (2 vols.), 1834 (See the Papers of David Conner, below)

Journal of U.S. Preactice Ship Macedonian, June -September 1865 (178 pp.)

Journal of u.s.s. Missouri, 1843-44. (148 pp.)

Logs of the whaling ship Newark, 1846-47 and 1850 (a Poughkeepsie vessel)sold in 1843 to New Englazxi interests) • (ill pp.)

Journal or the U.S.S. Ontario, 1817. (See the Papers of David Conner, below)

Jonrnal of the U.S.S. Ontario, 1825-28 to the Mediterranean. (441 pp.)

Journal of the u.s.s. Philadelphia, July - December 18ol (186 pp.)

Journal of the whaling ship Portland (Newburgh, N.Y.), 1835-37. (262 pp.)

Diary of a voyage on u.s.s. Potomac, October 1831 -August 1833 (116 pp.)

Journal of the U.S.S. Potomac, 1844 cruise (See the Papers of David Conner)

Journal of a cruise in U.S.S. Preble, December 1840 - September 1843 (234 pp.)

Diary of J. P. Ernst in u.s.s. Rhode Island, 1910 - 1915 (306 pp.)

Journal or u.s.s. st. Louis, 1829 - 1831 (250 pp.)

Journal of a cruise in U.S.S. St. Louis, 1839 - 1842 (204 pp.)

Log of the U. S. Steam Frigate San Jancinto, 1851-1853 (154 pp.)

Journal of the U.S. Schooner Shark, 1821, Matthew Perry Commander. (142 pp.)

Log of the Surprise, Hong Kong from New York, June to October 1862; Hong Iong to Amoy and Amoy to New York 1862-63. (253 pp.)

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Order Book of H.M.S. Valient, 1790 (36 pp.)

Log of the U.S.S. Vir£ennes, December 1842 -October 1843 (193 pp.)

Journals or sea voyages arranged alphabetically by name of the journalists Lt. Col. Bourmant, Madras Engineers re Algerian Conquest, 1830

Papers or Commodore David Conner:

Journal of the U.S. Schooner Dolphin, 1821-24 (US pp.)

(Bound together with journals of u.s.s. Hornet, 1815 and u.s.s. Ontario, 1817)

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Copies from old letter book of U.S. Schooner Dolphin (39 pp.)

(Bound together with copy or letter book or u.s.s. Erie (1829) ani U.S.S. John Adams (1834)) -

Papers relating to the U.S. Schooner Dolphin, 1820-23 (34 pp.)

Journal of D. Conner, Esq, USN, 1829 re appointment to commarn u.s.s. Erie (45 pp.)

Journal of a cruise on board u.s.s. ~' 1829-1830 (214 pp.)

Journal or u.s .s. Hornet, 1815 (87 pp.)

(Boun:i together with journals or the Dolphin (above) and Ontario (below)

Journals (3) or a cruise on board u. S.S. John Adams (1834-35)

Yol. 1 (portion)(42 pp); Vol. 2 (146 pp.); vol. 3,(150 pp.) l.og of the U.s.S. Ontario, October -December 1817 (44 pp.)

. (Bound together with journals of USS Dolphin and USS Hornet

Journal of the U.s.~• Ontario, 1817-19 (279 pp.)

Journal or the U.S. Frigate Potom.aa at sea, January - July 1844 (46 P~·)

Manuscript journal or ~ Monsieur Durantan, uv oyage en Amerique, 1768" ( 68 pp.) (in French)

Albert C. Engard, j ourn11 on the blockade or the Confederacy, 1863-65, and o! later cruises on several naval vessels, 1865 .- 1899.

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S. R. Knox, USN. Signal Book,(54 pp.)

E4ward Ward, nA Cruise Around the World, 1838 - 1840)' an account of the Malay pirates, the massacre of the crew of the Eclipse, Salem, Mass., and the punishment of the pirates by American •essels c~ded by Commander George c. Read of the East Indian Squadron.

Four small manuscript notebooks: Vol. 1 - 112 pp.; vol. 2 - 116 pp.; vol. 3 - 136 pp.; val. 4 - 121 pp.

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FRANKLIN D. ROOSF.VELT LIDRARY HYDK PARK. NEW YO~

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In the Manus_q_rbt Cql+gctio:1S oJ' Fr:_anklin _Q._R9_o_g_velt

Note: Unless oth!;!rwise cited, a l l r efer ences are to the Naval History Collection of Franklin D. Rooncve:tt.

1. February 19, 1775 . Let ter of Peter Livingston in New York t o his father, Robert Liviue;ston, Jr. , at Livinc;s t on Manor in re arrival of British merchant shi~) in New York and means taken by local a._-rmcd militia to pr event her unloading and forc i nG lKr r e turn to t'ngland .

2. June 25, 1775 .

J, Jlliie __ , 1775 .

4. August 26, 1775.

5. October lJ, 1775 .

6. October 21, 1775.

Robert Livinr; ston Jr . Papers [Roll 8 of mi crofilm '7 . )

Letter of i'!alter Livincs ton in t1ew York to his f ather, Robert, Jr., in re t he a_!!proach of British naval units on l~ew York anti t.ht::i.r beinG r edirected to Boston; writ es about Col . G. i:fash in~ton being appointed Cap 1 t . Gener al and Cormnandcr in Ci1ief , and about need of noney to finance the buddin~ war.

Robert. Livinr;ston , Jr. Papers [Roll 8 of Film 7 . ]

Unsigned letter of Johi1 Adams i n Philadelphia, to ElbridGe Ge rr-.t i ·:l Harblehead, endorsed " J . A." by Gerry, r epor t inc on Gads den 1 s views on the possi bility of form­ing an .1\Jner i c nn navy by first capturing smaller British craft and thei'l usinG them to take the large ones.

Let ter of Rober t C. Livi ngston to his f ather, Robert, Jr., report iL1~ on the British naval bonbar dment of New York and his im! •cnd i u[; departure for London on a British vessel .

Robert Liv i.1r.:s t on, Jr. Papers [Roll 6 of Film 7 . )

J ose11h Reed, ~e~: r ctary, t o the Cornmi t tee of Plyr.louth r cquestine all ussist anc8 to Cap 1 t . Bov10n who is equipping, at i'/acll ineton 1 s or der , an a.rtaed ·vessel to inter cept enerzy s -:.1pplies.

Letter of ~aul Allen to Gov. Ni cholas Cooke re persons suspected of _[)rovisiorting Britisi1 sh i p s at Newport, R.I.

F.D.R. 1 s Hi stor;;.cal Ma'1uscript Coll. - Item 40 .

Naval-Marl time 2.

7. November 5, 1775. John Adams i n Philadel phia to Jame s Warren inqui res about the numbe r of men i n New Engl and ports who mi ght be expected to enlis t in t he naval service in alongshore and off shore duty; a sks fo r r ecommenda­tions of men to be made officers of Continen t aal armed vessels; what pr i vate ves sels may be bou~ht by the gov't to be made in t o armed shi ps. Encouraging picture of maritime s t rength. (4 pp. - 2 sides)

8. November 23, 177 5. Thomas Thompson to the Committee of Safety for the town of ~ortsmough (N . H.] r e need f or care to be taken of fi ve rafts by an a p;)ointcd oonuni t t ee.

9. Novembe r 27, 1775. Stephen Ha r kins and othe rs (incl . John Adams), in Phil adel ph i a, t o Capt. Du\:1 ey 0al ton stall asking him

10. December 5, 1775.

ll. December 6, 1775.

12. " II

1 :s. December 13, 1775.

14:. December, 1775 -January, 1776

15. March 26, 1776.

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16. April 2, 1776.

17. April 3, 1776.

18. May 18, 1776.

to conunand a ship be i ng pre pared by Congress.( Photostat)

Nat(haniel) Tr~cy, Col. Gl ove ; s Quarte rs, Cambridge , Mass, to ~:!bridge Gerry, Wa t e rtown, in re f itting out the firs t Pri vat eerof t he Revol uti on, the Yankey Hero.

Perez Morton , Counci l Chamber, Colony of Massachusetts Bay sendi n g or de rs to Capt. John Maddie.

Perez Morton (no date but appar ently as abov~ to Sibiline ~fui te , Capt; John Sutton, Mate, and ot he rs.

Continental Congr ess, Marine Committee r esolution re the f i t tin g out of 13 fri gates.

Bill for repa i r and/or construction of a Frigate presented by John 1yre, Col., Philadelphia

Henry Livingston in New Tork to his father Robert, Jr., describing New York in expectat ion of the British landing troops i n the town, and a sizeable British fleet off the easte rn end of Long Island.

Robert Livi ngston, Jr. Pape rs (Roll 8 of Film 7]

Silas Deane , Member of the Fi rst Continent al Con gress, Philadelphj a , to Robert Mor ri snominat i ng ce rtai n sea captai ns of Connecti cut as commanders of Continental Frigates.

"Instruct i ons to the Commanders of Pri vate Ships or Vessel s of ha r, which shall have Conmissions or Lette rs of Marque and Rep r i sal , authori z ing t hem to make Captures of Briti sh Ves sels and Ca rgoes ". Pr i n t ed Document of the Conti nental Con gr ess, signe d John Jay , Preside nt.

William Hunt , Wat ertown, Maws . to Elbri dge Gerry wri tes re local poli tical pi c t u re , the trend t o medioc r ity in l ocal elections , and account of pri vateer.kn~ actiTity around Bos ton. ( 2 s ides - 3 pp . )

Naval-Marl time

19. April 3, 1776.

20. April 1 5, 1776.

21. April 23, 1776.

22. August 1, 1776.

23. June 10, 1776.

24. July 25, 1776.

25. August 2, 1776.

3.

"Instructions to the Comn.arlde rs of Private Ships or Vessels of Vfar •• • etc. "

Capt. John Barry, U. S. N., Little Egg Harbour, to Capt. Timothy Shaler orde r in g him to del iver certain prjsoners to Phil adelphi a.

Resolution of the Continental Congress si~ed by John Hancock, President, re a gents for prizes in the colonies.

Letter of r esignation of John Hami l ton of his and oertain of hi s off i cers commissions in the naTal service of Phil adelphia in order to enter into that of a "larger sphere" where they may pe r fonn a "more es ! •ecial service ".

Or der of Owsn Biddle for~ 100 fo r fitting out five fire rafts.

Gil bert Livingston and William Paulding in Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) to Robe rt Livings ton, J r. re problems in getting a chain built t o place a c ross the Hudson River to prevent the British pas sage up that river to Albany.

Robert Livingston, Jr. Papers [Holl 8 of Film 7]

Peter R. Livingston at Harlem to his father Robe rt, Jr. about naval activity around New York, American moves agains t Briti sh men of war in the Hudson, etc.

26. September 12, 1776. Richard BoEe r in Yorktown Jail [ Pa.] to Robert Morris in Congr ess asks for a parole to be sent him that he and other prisoners ''can sign as of f:.ce rs in His Majesty's Navy", and other favors.

27. September 20, 1776. Resolution of the Marine Committee of the Conti nental Congress, s igned by John Brown, re appointment of Capt. Sseiah Robinson as Co~nander of the frigate Andrew Darla.

28. September 21, 1776. Order of Robe r t Morris , Marine Committee, Philadelphia., to I saiah Robinson, commander of the brig Andrew Doria to put to sea.

29. October 10, 1776.

30. November 4, 1776.

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Photostat of of comw.dss i on of John Paul Jones as a Captain in the Navy, s igned by John Hancock.

Petition of Steph0n Mascoll, Southern District, Massa­chusetts Bay, to Nathan Cushing, Judge of the Maritime Court of the Southe~ District in re Libel cas~ between the priv~tee rs General Putnam and America, Capt. Nicholson, invol vlng ri ghts to a prize.

Naval-Marl time 4.

31. December 6, 1776. Abraham Livingston and Wm. Trumbull receipt for ~20.000 from the Secret Committee t o purchase clothing for troops.

32. December 16, 1776 . Lt. John Wri ght, British Navy certif'ioate re service of Pilot Dan Gibbons.

33. December 27. 1776. Order for an advance of ~200 to Lt. Victor Bicke r to raise 30 marines to guard the frigates Congress and Montgom~ at Fishkill given by Abraham TenBroeck for the Committee of Safety in New York. [See TenBroeok]

34. December 28, l 776. Thcuas Thompson, Portsmouth, N. e:. to Hect or 111oNeal

35. January 14, 1777.

36. January 22, 1777.

in re jurisdictional dispute between t he Navy (represented by Thompson), the local Continental officers and troops, and one Pinkum, a passenger, concerni ng a prize vessel run a ground in a winter gale.

P. Parker, Chatham, Rhode Island Harbor, to E~:eldel

Hopkins, on board the Warre~, agreeing to an exchange of prisoners.

[?]Stirling , Philadelphia, to Capt. Esiah Robinson gives

1orde rs to procure cannon and ammunition in

Berks. Co~ty [Pa.?] and to employ them so as t o command the Delaware and cover any possible retreat of the revolut ionary army from Jersey.

37. February 8, 1777. Council of Safety, Annapolis petition to Robert Morris Philadelphia re a bond to repay for loss of an English vessel flying a flag of truce taken by Capt. fatterson in a privateer at Martlnico.

38. February 17, 1777. Order of John Hancock of the Marine Conuni ttee of Congress to Samuel and Robert Purveyance, agents for buildi.ng ships, to pay bounties of twenty dollars each to aeamBn agreein g to serve on the ship Lexington

39. February 19, 1777. Continental Congross, Navy Board, request to the Council of Safety for supplies, si gned by Johh

Nixon and John itharton.

40. February ~ , 1777. Fra. Hopkinson, John Nixon, and John Wharton of the Navy Board, Washington asking for the return of four iron cannon ·taken by Commodore Hopkins from Providence in order to f it out a vessel.

41. April 11, 1777. Silas Deane, First Continental Congress, in Paris to Robert Morris re obtai ning a French anned vessel of twenty guns for Capt. Bill, r e ferring to the problem of getti ng a French crew as French anning i s croating

a shorta1;e of s eamen •. Refers totrouble in which Mo rris 1

brothe r f Jnds himself (Thomas Morri s) in London.

Naval-Marl time

42. April 18, 1777.

43. May 5, 1777.

44. July 4, 1777.

45. July 22, 1777.

46. July 23, 1777.

47. July 31, 1777.

48. August 5, 1777.

49. A•J gust 25, 1777.

Continental Congress, Navy Board ( John Hancook, Robert Morris, William ~llery, and others ) in Philadelphi a, to Capt. Isaiah Robinson ordering him to defend the Cape May channel in Delaware Bay.

Thomas Johnson, Governor of Maryland, to Robert Morris in Philadelphia in the case of Cpat. Nicholson, whose actions in the discharge of oertain seamen , as per orders, were censured by the Marine Committee. (2 sides ) (3 pp)

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Silas Deane, member of t he First Continental Congress, in Paris to Capt. Joseph Hynson in re the charter of a privateer advising that the ship is not suitable for this purposes.

James Johnston, Newburyport, to Elbridge Gerry in Philadelphia applies for commission as second in command of a new fri gate nearing completion, afte r certain diffi culties in re an unsuccessful naval mission in Spain.

Joseph Cunningham, Capt of the privateer "Phoenix", in Marblehead to Willing and Morris, Philadel phia, re the difficul ty of recruiting seamen to man hhe "Phoen:l.x", caused by recent lo.sses to British ships, and suggestin g that she be turned over to the Continental Navy so that increased sailors' pay and other i nducements would ease the recruiting

problem.

Sir Philip 0tephens, Admiralty, London, to Mewsrs. Clark and Milligan., London :aerohants, re plans for convoying British merchantmen from Portsmouth to West Florida.

Continental Navy Board, Philadelphia, to Isaiah Robinson, Commander of the bri g "Andrew Doria '• (signed by Francis Hopkinson, John Nixon and John Wharton), in r e proposed naval action to clear the Cape May channel of enemy ships, protect American shipping, etc., giving a list of vessels in the task force, and necessaTf orders to accomplish their mission. (2 aides, 4 pp.)

Continental Navy Board (Francis Hopkinson) to Capt. James J osiah, com.rnander of the "Champi on " directing him to c ooperate with Cpat. Alexander, who wil l r e­quire certain ships for a mission~· and after the fleet has separated according to Alexander's orde rs, to take command of the r emai nder of t he feeet and to ope rate in the Cape May Channel .

N a val -M.ari time

50. August 29, 1777. Continental Navy Board (Continental Congress), Philadelphi a ( Francis Hopkinson, John Nixon and John Wharton) to Goven1or Livingston in re five residents of New Jersey taken pri sone r from the British.

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51. September 2, 1777. John Bradfo r d , Boston, to ~lessrs. Watson and Spooner, Merchants of Plymouth in re paying captors of prize vesse l s, e. g. the "Industry" .

52. Se ~>tember 2, 1777. Navy Board, Boston, to Hector McNeal Comnander

53.~eptember 6, 1777.

of the Frigate "Boston" (Si(;lled by l'lrn . Ve rnon and I. '.',arren and Jo:m Deshon) , ordering a report of all officera and men, including marines, and stores, and estimati ng equipment needs, etc., for combat readiness.

Eyre file. Thomas Wharton, Continental Cong. in Phi ladelphia,to Jehu Eyre i n re defense of naval yards around Philadelphi a.

54. September 15, 1177. Navy Board, Eastern Department, Boston (Jrunes Wareen and John Deshon) request for money and supplies to .the Marine Counni ttee of Congress in Philadelphi.a.

55. October 13, 1777. Joseph Cunningham, Cppt. privateer "Phoenix", Boston, to Willing and Mo~ris, Philadelphia, referring to a short crutse just completed because ship was half manned. RJfers to a Portugese ship taken as prize, giving doubts of the prize c ourts about taking Portu* ugese ships. Tells of Portugese seizure of American­ships and property at Fayal.

56. Novemeber 6, 1777. Continental Na~J Board, Bordentown, N. J. to Isaiah Robinson, Com'dr. "Andrew Doria" re winter supplies, rations and clothes.

57. November 11, 1777. C0ntinental Congress, Navy Board, Bordentown, to Isaiah Robinson, further in re supplies for the fleet.

58. November 13, 1777. Continental Navy Board, Bordentown, to Isaiah Robinson in re emergency stoves for ''officers on board the fleet " because of cold weather.

59. November 23, 1777. Nicholas Bjddle, Capt. U.s.s. "Randolph", Charlestown, S.C., to Robert Morris, enclosing letter to him from the Navigation Board and copy of his reply (not attached), in re the state of readiness of his ship.

60. · November 27, 1777. Isaiah Robinson, Capt, U.S.N., memorial to the Marine Committee of ~~e Continental Congress for advanced pay.

61.

Naval- Maritime

61. December 24, 1777. Joseph Cunningham, Capt. privateer "Phoenix", Boston, to Hobert Morris in York Town, in re accounts, pr i ze s of war, etc.

62. _, 1777.

63. __ , 1777.

J. Robinson, Capt of the "Sachem" , to Joahua Barney, Lieutenant of the "Sachem " in re seou rl ty measures to be taken to prevent the ransacking of a captured briganti ne be fo re its cargo can be appraised for prize purposes.

I Signal orders for the U.S. Frigate "Delaware " [Date missing bu t probably 1777, as "Andrew Doria" is ment i oned as a member of the flotilla and she was sunk in the Delaware that year.)

64. January 20, 1778. Continental Congress , Marine Committee (Henry Laurens, President) instructions to Samuel Robert Pu:rviance in Baltimore, re warrant of Congress for ~10 ,000 and requests that accounts be closed. Also reference to the Capt. Nicholson affair.

65. January 28, 1778. Jehn Eyre folder. Commission of John Hazelwood as Commodore of the Fleet of the State of Pennsylvania.

66. Jan~;ary 28, 1778. Jehu Eyre folder. Agreement of Jehu Eyre and ohhers to pay for fitting out two privateers for use on the Delaware.

67. February 14, 1778. J. P. Jones file. Lett er of Thomas Simpson, Elijah Hall, and David Cullam to John Paul Jones, on Boa rd hhe "Ranger" regarding Ca pt. Mat hew Parke and shares of prize money. [Large hol e in c~ter of letter]

68. February 18, 1778. Committee of Safety, Hartford, (Andrew Adams, clerk), resilution that the Committee of Pay Table provide l. 4,000 to outfit the ships "Defence" and ··oliver Cromwell".

69. March 2, 1778. George Stewart, .~tape Fair and Wilmington, N.C., to Robert Morris, York Town, in re his family.

[I sides , 5 pp ]

70. March 25, 1778. Francis Hopkinson, Bordentown, to Robert Mmrris in Manheim, Pa., tells of plans for the safety of ships and of the inprisonment of Capt. Robinson by General Howe's orde rs while on a supply detail within hhe British lines as arranged by a truce.

71. March 28, 1778 . Peter Thacher, Congress i onal Clergyman, Malden, Mass. to Elbridge Ge rry in York Town recommenaing a Capt. Burke, recen tly escaped from the British, for a comm­ission as con:nander of a new frigate.

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72. April 14, 1778l

73. April 25, 1778.

749 May 2, 1778.

76. May 8, 1778.

76. June 3, 1778.

77. June 4, 1778.

78. June 10, 1778.

79. June 10, 1778.

ao. June 13, 1778.

81. June 16, l '778.

82. July 16, 1778.

83. August 2, 1778.

John Wendell, Portsmouth, N.H., to Robert Mor ris in re the "impolicy of not supporting Gentlemen of the Nav.r in proper rank'' mentioning John Paul Jones as one offended by such a policy. Comments on the capture of the ''Al fred •· by two British

a.

frigates, in c l ear sight of the U. s. frigate "Raliegh". Asks j ustice for Jones.

John Brown, Secretary, Marine Committee, Continental Congress, to Robert Morri s re sinking of t he frigate "Randolph '' and other financial matters.

John Green, Capt, u.s.s. "Queen of ~'ranee " , Cape Ann [Mass. ? ], to Hobert Morris re voyage from France begun f ebruary 4::!5, 1778, in convoy, and of wife and children.

Navy Board, Eastern Department, Boston. Order to Capt. Dudley Saltonstall to attend the court martial of Captains Manly and McNeil, and other matters.

Jones file. Ms. copy of letter of John Paul Jones "Their Excellencies, the American Plenipotentiaries at the Court of France", Brest, describes prizes taken in passage from America, and asks pardon for signing a draf t to SU])ply his crew; financial matters, etc.

Jones file. Ms . copy of letter of John Paul Jones toM. J.D. >::>chweighauser, Brest, regarding prizes and provis ~ons fo r h i s crew and prisoners and failure of Schweighauser in his duties.

James Gambier, Rear Admiral, H.M.::>. "Ardent" off New York, granting permiss i on ~or the sloop ''Mary " to sail up Hudson's River, under a f lag of truce.

Thomas ~impson, Litrut., U.S.N., Brest, parole of i1onor to Capt. John Paul Jones.

John Hazelwood, Commodore, Pennsylvania Fleet at Trenton, N. J. to George Bryan [?] in re personnel and pay probl ems, and probable British naval with­drawal from Trenton.

Aaron Dexter, Br ig "Hawke " at sea, to Samuel Sewell, Cambri dge i~ re the capture of two prizes and philos­ophizing on his death.

John Paul Jones to "Their Excel J encies the American Plenipotenti aries '' , Passy, r egardinr; bringing to an end the disput.e with Lieutenant Simpson by ending his parole.

Robert Benson, Secretary , 'Nhite Plains to Colonel Burr re orders for a t ransport of loyalists by boat to within the British lines.

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August 10, 1778. 84. John Brovm , Sec . Marine CoiDl<•i ttee , Philadelph ia, to John Chal one r,

CommissionP- r General of Purchases, ordering an account of measurea being taken to purchase t he French flE:let and provisi on it.

85. Aul::\st 12, 1778. Natlumiel 1\ppleton, Corrunissj oner of Loans, Boston , to Elbrid ge Ge rry, Philadelphia, telli.ng of higher morale in Boston, and the expectancy of news of the aFrenoh fl eet which left Rhode Island in purslili t o f ­the British.

86. Au~st 1 8 , 1778. John Paul Jones certifying to the service of Benjamin Hill on the ''Ranger" .

87. Au~st 19, 1778. John Paul Jones to Abraham Vlhi pple in Bre st r egarding lP-tter of July 16, and furthe r on parole of Lt. Smmpson. [Ms. copy]

88. Au.=_,ust 22, 1778. Benjamin Eyre in Newport, to Jehu Eyre and others in Philadelphia, recounting British - Fr ench naval action in that area and commenting on the uncertajn qu ality of French assistance and hazardous Ame rican prospects in the expected battle wi th the British. Follows on AuEust 25 reference to American retreat from Newport and dese r t ions.

89. September 3, 1778. John Barry, Capt, U.S.N. "Raleigh", Easton to Robert Morris in Ph i ladelphia re hi s activities in Boston while waiting to join a French fleet, now there to refit.

90. September 3, 1778. Geo•ge Taylor, Capt., U.S.N., at Nantes, rrance, to Arthur Lee, at Challiot, Paris, detailing his problems in getting passage to v i r ginia, other financial matters.

91. November 27, 1778. Isaiah Robinson to the Marine Cormn.ittee , p rotest ing in a polite manner his a pparent dismissal from the naval service or his failure to be a dvanced rank, command, or pay, in view of his early enlistment and long service.

To from 92. November _?_, 1778. Pierpont Edwards :bl ?ben Dayton, commande r of hhe

annod sloop "Squirrell " and others a petition to the Court of Claims for the prite ship " Fanny" .

93. c. 1778.

94. c. 1778-79.

95. c. 1778-79.

Jehu Eyre folder. Letter of the Referees appointed by t he Timbe r Con®issioners of Philadelphia, noting v alue of yearly r ental of several s hip yards in Philadelphia for making ce rtain frigates for the State Navy.

Jehu Eyre folder . Bill of Jehu Eyre to the ''Honorable Naval Committee" fo r i terns fo r building four f~ie;ates .

Jeh u Eyre folde r. Indent of Artillery stores belonging to Jehu Eyre and Company.

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96. January 14. 1779.

97. January 20, 1779.

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Hector McNeill , Capt., U.S.N., ~hiladelphia to Samw~l Adams, writes of the tragic plie;ht of one M. Lobenier, a Canndian , actine; as priest to a Canadian regiment recrui ted to the American forces. (Original nnd positive and negative photostats)

Arthur Leo , to Bethman Brothers, Frankfurt am Main, re economic ma. r. ters, espec.ially in re American loans at usur,tous interest rates to carry on the - ­Revolution. [r'.D.R. 's Historical Ms. Collection- Item 47.)

98. February 15, 1779. Thomas Thomp son, Boston, to John Collins, Member of Congress from Rhode Island, Philadelphia in re court of inquiry into certain naval matt ers involving Capt. Hinman and the vessel "Alfred 11

, calling for a finding of guilt and r eferring to himself as much injured, abused, etc.

99. April 20. 1~7 9 . Jehu Eyre folder. Notice of an election of a Captain and Captain-Lieutenant of the Philadelphia militia.

100. April 23• 1779.

101. ~ay 10. 1779.

102. May 29, 1779.

14 103. Junel;, 1779.

104. July 7, 1779.

105. mid-1779.

106. August 4. 1779.

107. August s. 1779.

Jehu Eyre fol de r. Order of Lt. WID. Henry to Col. Jehu Eyre to cal l t o service two companies of artillery to relieve Col. Proctor's regiment at Bill 1 n~sport.

Benjamin rranklin at Passy to M. deChaumont, commenting on LaFayette's impending departure for Ameri ca with troops and a r e solution of t he Holland States General authorizing convoy s to protect their vessels from British pribateers.

[F.B. R. 1 s Historical Ms . Collection - Item 398]

John Langdon, Portsmouth, to Thomas Shaw asking that flour from a captured schooner, "Hazard" be sent him for his ship yard.

Facsimile copy of l etter of deSartine, Versailles to John Paul Jones. [Jone s file]

Facs:i.mile copy of letter of deSartine, Versailles to Jones re de tains of convoy of the Bonhomme Richard and other ves sels.

Jehu Eyre folde r. Order of Wm. Henry, Lt., to Eyre to furnish the militia fines of fifty privates and non­commissioned officers and four of ficers of artillery under his command.

Daymar to "Monsieur " reconnting military and naval incidents.

Facsimile copy of letter of deSartine, Versailles , to John Paul Jones re e quipping and manning the "Bonhomme Richa rd". (2 sides , 3 pp)

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108. August 9, 1779.

109. August 27, 1779.

110. September 11, 1779.

111. October 27, 1779.

112. c. 1779.

113. March 11, 1780.

114. March 18, 1780.

115. Yay 2, 1780 .

116. June 12, 1780 .

117. June 15, 1780.

118. June 20, 1780.

119. May 1 - July 24 1780.

120. August 4, 1780 .

1 21. August 28 , 1780.

122. November 1, 1780.

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Barnabas Deane to(?) Maj . Gen . Greene and noted by J. W. (Je remi ah Wadeau) of Hartfo rd, re ships and cargoes and includi ng an ··account of vesse l s belong­ing to 2031 and Company ··.

Jos. Woodbridge in Groton to Dudley Woodbridge i n Norwich in r e financial backing for privateer. [Also othflr me r chant ~pe rs, no t r eferring to naval-maritime matters. F. D. H..'s i1istorical Ms.

Collection- Item 46.]

Jer. Powell, President, Counoil Chwnber of Mass., to Lt. George Little, commanding him to appear before a board of inquiry into the conduct of certain office rs on a mission to Penobscot.

Jehu Eyre fol de r. General Militia Orders.

Jones fil e . List of officers on the "Bon Home Richard"O ( facsimile)

Cipieres, Chevalier de, at the Hotel en Rue du Boulay, Paris, to ''Monse i gneur ".

Request for a pass from the French government for M. de Chevalier de Cipier e .

Continental Congress. "Inst ructions to t he Captains and Commanders of Private Armed Ves sels "

J ones Facsimile copy of letter of DeSartine, Versail les. file.

George J ame s Brue re, Governor of Bermuda, to Capt. Roscow Cole, to privateer with the schoone r "Spitfire '' a gai nst the American col onies. (Photostat )

Jones file. Ms. oopi e s of French orders in connection with the s ttiling of the "Alliance ", l' Orient.

Photos t ats of ei ght J. P. Jone s documents ( in French) from French Co~nandant's of1~ ce , Navy Yard, l' Orient.

Silas Deane, U.S. Commi ssioner to France , in Nantes, in re his voyage to France, outlook fo r the United States, etc.

Joseph l'loodbridge in Grot on, to Dudley Woodbri d.ge in Nawwalk, Conn. in reference to fitting out armed sloop with 2 six pound cannon from Salisbury (Conn.) Furnace.

J. P. Jones at l 'O~nt, France, t o Silas Deane in re Jones 1 proposal to exchange with the French the ship "Ariel" for the "Terpr i c_.f're " , which plan has the s upport of Mr. ~enjaminJ Franklin.

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123. November 6, 1280.

124. March 1, 1781.

125. March 16, 1781.

126. April 7, 1781.

127. April 20, 1781.

128. May 22, 1781.

129. June 7, 1781.

130. July 6, 1781.

131. August 15, 1781.

132. August 25, 1781.

133. August 28, 1781.

13~. August 29, 1781.

135. i .

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Jone8 filo. Facsimile copy of l e t t er of G. Autreu [? ], Versailles, i n re fitting out the "Ariel ".

Thomas Rodney , Philadelphia, . to Mrs. Elizabeth Rodney,

Wilmington, Delaware, recounting days' activities on completion of "the Grand Confede r·ation of the Sta tes".

Continental Congress, Board of Admiralty, Philadelphia, Commission to Samuel Cassan, commander of the ship -·­"Rising Sun " .

Continentul Congress orduinance of "1nstruotions to be observed by t he Captains or Commanders of armed

- vessels", etc.

John Langdon, Portsmouth, N. H .. , to Robert Morris, Philadelphia, r epeati ng requests for funds to complete a 74 gun ship to the point of launching, also details of transact i on s in re furnishing spars for French ships.

Samuel Huntington, President, Congress of the u. s. to Charles Bulkley, conunander of the slopp "Active " , giving licence to privateer.

Letter of Daniel Sproat, New York, informing Col. Abraham Skinner, Commandant General of Prisoners that no American naval prisoners will be exchanged

until the balance in account of e~changes of prisoners is paid.

John Langdon, Portsmouth, to Hobert Morris, Phila­delphia, re need for L 1,000 cash to launch a 40 gun ship now near complation if work already done is not to be lost.

William Welles, New London, to Sam Wel les, Jr. in Glastenbury in re his c oming voyage aboard the '' Firebrand" in search of prizes.

William w·elles, at sea, to Sa.'Tl. Welles, Jr., in re prizes taken on 4th day of cruise.

United States Congress, extract from the minutes of the; Charles Thompson, Secretary: order for the sale of certain prize vessel8.

United States Congress, extract from the minutes of the; Charles Thompson, Secretary: appointing an accounting agent of the Marine Board.

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135. September 25, 1781. William Drovme on the Jersey Pr i son Ship, to Mrs. Johnston r ecountin g attempts to be exchanged, and relating details of the death and buraal on the prison ship of a Capt. Sawyer. (Photostat)

136. October 16, 1281. John Langdon, Portmnouth, N. H., to John Brown in Boston asking for money to replace his ppyments for -- labor and materials to date on the ship ''America ·· __ now abuilding in his shipyard.

137. October 30, 1781. John Langdon, Portsmouth, to John Brown in BcJston again asking f or money to pay workers and credits advanced him, 11nd also wri tea of probl em of importing copper from !''ranee for ship bottoms.

138. November 9, 1781. Robert Morris to Capt. John Barry of the frigate "Alliance '' i n re French cooperation in providing seamen for the ''Alliance " to fill out the crew, and instructions for sailing.

139. November 20, 1781.

140. December G2, 1781. F!LL'D V"-.>LC...

- ,_z;. ~-r- ~Y/c; n. Q_J s.

141. February 2, 1782.

142. February 6, 1782.

143. March 15, 1782.

144. May 5, 1 7~2.

John Gr een, U.S.N. in Mill Prison, England, to Robert Morri s , Philadelphia, in reconditions of American p risone rs in England and France and suggesting measures for their relief, or for the adoption of a similar American policy toward British prisoners. [2 s i deSJ 3 pp.]

John Barry, Capt., u.s.s. "Alliance" at Boston, to Capt. Samuel Nicholson, forwarding orders from

Robert Morris re cruise of the fri gates "Alliance '' and "Deane". [2 sides: 4 pp.]

Capt. D. E. Galatheau, in Paris, to John Barry in regard t o his naval actions against certain

British ships. l2 sides2 4 pp.] (in French with translati on)

Hobert Digby, Hear Admiral of the British Navy, Navy Yard, New York. Draught to Tremaine and Stout for 686 pounds sterling, indicating presence of a British naval yard at New York at this date.

List 6f the British ships active on the coast of t he United States since the departure of Count de Grasse. [Mi scl • fi:be ]

John R. Livingston in Boston to John Brown in re Navy Department matters involving a Mr. Russel and Mr. Morris.

Na:vs.l-Mari time

145. May 5, 1782.

146. ~ay ~3, 1782.

147. May31, 1282.

148. July 5, 1782.

14.

Statement of Anthony Swenson re the boarding of his ship by t he two privateers, '"l'yger " and "Suppri se ".

Appointment of Levin Speeden as Capt. of ti1e barge "Fearnought" by the State of Ma ryland, Thomas S. Lee, Governor.

Le Chevalier de Quemy to Capt. John Barry, U.S . S. __ "Alliance " at New London in re certain French supplies furnished to American forces . (Barry file]

John Dickenson, New Castle, Delaware, to (?]telling of American records captured by the Br itish in 1777 that are now in Charlestown and may be obtained from a Captain Barry.

149. July 8, 178~. Hahn Hancock in Boston to Capt. George Little, commander of the anned sloop ''Wint hrop'' , ordering h im to convoy certain ships up the coast from Boston to desi gnated ports, and gene ral orders in re action agamnst British ships, especially the necessity of es caping capture.

150. September 18 , 1782. "Account of IHsbursements on the American Frigate 'Alliance' John Barry Esqr. Commande r arrived in L' orient from a Brui se the 18th Sepr. 1782" (5 pp.] (Barry file)

151. September 30, 1782. J ohn Harrison, Capt. U. S.S. "Nancy" . Narrative of a voyage to Bordeaux and return trip to Rhode Island. (2 sides: 3 pp. ] (Al so typ~script copy)

15G. October 27, 178~. Capt. John Nicholson of the U.S.S. "Deane" at Hampton, Va. to Morris [? ].In view of his restriction, on orders, t o Charleston, asks for a passport to move 300 hogsheads of tobacco from Charlestown to New York as per his instructions f rom Mr. Simons.

153. October 31, 178 ~. Zebedee Hammond to Lt. George Little, Campbelltown, Penobscott, explaining t he theft, by one of his workmen, of ce rtain article s belonging to a Mr. Jamieson.

164. December 11, 1782. Robert Morris to David Trumbull at Lebanon, Conn., re gardi ng the unpaid account of Capt. Harding, referri n g to lt he probl ems of insufficient government funds to meet such acc ounts.

155. December 1 2, 1782. Charl es Ynompson, Secreta~J 1 S Office, to James Boo~~. Clerk of the As sembly, Delaware State . Commi ssion for a privateer.

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156. February 51 1783.

15.

LaFayette's file copy of his lette r to the Pres ident of t he Cont inental Cong r e ss re the Versailles Annistice of January 20 , 1783.

- lF.D. R.' s Historical Ms. Collection - Item 55 ]

157. October 8, 1783. Gillon, Alexander, Charl estown , S . C. to Jac ob Read a.t Philade l phia, regarding Con~ress and complaini:lg ­of slanders bro ught a ga inst him. [2 sides : 3 pp.]

158. December 23, 1783. Samuel Arche r, J•; ssex County, Mass. Power o f atto rney to Timothy Pickering to receive his son William's prize money on the u. S. l''rigate "Alliance '' , oonnnanded by Capt. John Barry.