Manuscripts

1825-1844

Description: Includes Martin Van Buren, Washington, D.C., appointment of Daniel Ammen as Midshipman in U.S. Navy, 1839 January 2. Document signed; printed form, filled in. Also signed by James Kirke Paulding (HR 448).
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1732-1915.
Call number: mssHR
Creator: Harbeck, Charles T (1850 or 1851-1929)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Charles T. Harbeck, through the agency of George D. Smith, 1917.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

1732-1799

Manuscripts

Includes John Adams, Philadelphia, commission of letters of marque and reprisal to the ship Sphinx, 1799 November 7. Document signed; printed form, filled in. Also signed by Timothy Pickering. (HR 1)

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1815-1824

Manuscripts

Includes John Quincy Adams, Ealing, England, autograph letter signed to Thomas Aspinall, London, 1816 November 18 (HR 2).

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1800-1814

Manuscripts

Includes James Monroe, Department of State, letter signed to the U.S. Marshall at Baltimore, 1812 September 17 (HR 252).

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The collection consists of papers relating to the U.S. Navy and to naval officers. Material includes letters, orders, commissions, engravings, records of various ships, including the U.S.S. Constitution, and other documents, primarily dealing with the naval operations of the Revolutionary War and nineteenth century wars, including the War of 1812 and the Civil War. There is also a small group of items concerning the British Navy. The collection was assembled by Charles T. Harbeck for purposes of extra-illustrating Edgar Stanton Maclay's History of the U. S. Navy, but the project was not completed.

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United States Navy prints

Manuscripts

Consists of engravings related to the history of the United States Navy by such creators as Currier & Ives, J.O. Davidson, Francis Kearny, and John Perry Newell. The battle scenes and ships depict imagery of Lake Champlain, Lake Erie, the Mississippi River, as well as Havana, Cuba and Tripoli.

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1845-1860

Manuscripts

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1825-1844

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