Manuscripts

United States Navy prints

Description: 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.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1778-1898
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.
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1825-1844

Manuscripts

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).

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1845-1860

Manuscripts

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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1861-1875

Manuscripts

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1876-1915

Manuscripts

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Charles T. Harbeck collection

Manuscripts

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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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United States Navy prints

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