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Title: Letter 108: To J. C. Howell, Chief of Bureau of Yards and Docks, 1877-November-27.
Author: Rear Admiral J. C. Howell
Abstract/Description: Letter to Rear Admiral J. C. Howell of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, dated November 27, 1877, which notes the compliance of the Navy Yard to dispatch 65 and the inclusion of a blank indenture which were noted to be printed on durable sheets. The letter itself is frail, thin to the point of transparency, and has been eaten away at some points by rust due to the iron based ink used in penning the correspondence.The page number of the ledger this letter was copied into appears in the upper...
Show moreLetter to Rear Admiral J. C. Howell of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, dated November 27, 1877, which notes the compliance of the Navy Yard to dispatch 65 and the inclusion of a blank indenture which were noted to be printed on durable sheets. The letter itself is frail, thin to the point of transparency, and has been eaten away at some points by rust due to the iron based ink used in penning the correspondence.The page number of the ledger this letter was copied into appears in the upper right. Parts of another letter are clearly visible through the paper itself as well.
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Identifier: uwfHT_NYC_Box1_1877-1878_Correspondence_Page047
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Title: Letter 10: To Daniel Ammen, 1878-February-13.
Author: Daniel Ammen
Abstract/Description: Letter to Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen on the viability of using lard over sperm whale oil in ship lanterns as a cheaper, equally efficient substitute. Samples were sent aboard the U.S.S. "Canonicus" for the Bureau to test for itself. The paper is thin to the point of transparency and the pages of the ledger this letter was copied into appears in the upper right corners of each page. Parts of the paper have been eaten away by rust due to iron in the ink used.
Identifier: uwfHT_NYC_Box1_1877-1878_Correspondence_Page132-133
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Title: Letter 11: To Daniel Ammen, 1878-February-14.
Author: Daniel Ammen
Abstract/Description: Letter to Daniel Ammen and the Bureau of Navigation which informed them that the sample of illuminating oil was shipped. The paper is thin to the point of transparency and the page of the ledger this letter was copied into appears in the upper right corner. Parts of the paper have been eaten away by rust due to iron in the ink used.
Identifier: uwfHT_NYC_Box1_1877-1878_Correspondence_Page134
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Title: Letter 12: To Daniel Ammen, 1878-February-14.
Author: Daniel Ammen
Abstract/Description: Letter to Daniel Ammen and the Bureau of Navigation requesting lard oil for use by the Pensacola Navy Yard. The paper is thin to the point of transparency and the page of the ledger this letter was copied into appears in the upper right corner. Parts of the paper have been eaten away by rust due to iron in the ink used.
Identifier: uwfHT_NYC_Box1_1877-1878_Correspondence_Page135
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Title: Letter 12: To J. C. Howell, 1878-February-5.
Author: Rear Admiral J. C. Howell
Abstract/Description: Letter to J. C. Howell which accompanied reports of expenditures for January 1878 along with several forms. The paper is thin to the point of transparency and the page of the ledger this letter was copied into appears in the upper right corner. Parts of the paper have been eaten away by rust due to iron in the ink used.
Identifier: uwfHT_NYC_Box1_1877-1878_Correspondence_Page128
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Title: Letter 13: To Daniel Ammen, 1878-February-15.
Author: Daniel Ammen
Abstract/Description: Letter to Daniel Ammen of the Bureau of Navigation which accompanied meteorological observations recorded for the first half of February 1878. The paper is thin to the point of transparency and the page of the ledger this letter was copied into appears in the upper right corner. Parts of the paper have been eaten away by rust due to iron in the ink used.
Identifier: uwfHT_NYC_Box1_1877-1878_Correspondence_Page136
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Title: Letter 14: To Daniel Ammen, 1878-February-16.
Author: Daniel Ammen
Abstract/Description: Letter to Daniel Ammen informing the Bureau of the arrival of a circulars and colored cards for use as night signals. The paper is thin to the point of transparency and the page of the ledger this letter was copied into appears in the upper right corner. Parts of the paper have been eaten away by rust due to iron in the ink used.
Identifier: uwfHT_NYC_Box1_1877-1878_Correspondence_Page137
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Title: Letter 15: To Daniel Ammen, 1878-February-28.
Author: Daniel Ammen
Abstract/Description: Letter to Daniel Ammen which accompanied meteorological reports taken at the Pensacola Navy Yard for the latter half of February 1878. The paper is thin to the point of transparency and the page of the ledger this letter was copied into appears in the upper right corner. Parts of the paper have been eaten away by rust due to iron in the ink used.
Identifier: uwfHT_NYC_Box1_1877-1878_Correspondence_Page140
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Title: Letter 16: To Daniel Ammen, 1878-March-1.
Author: Daniel Ammen
Abstract/Description: Letter to the Bureau of Navigation which accompanied monthly reports for February 1878, including payroll, statements of employed, and store returns. The paper is thin to the point of transparency and the page of the ledger this letter was copied into appears in the upper right corner. Parts of the paper have been eaten away by rust due to iron in the ink used.
Identifier: uwfHT_NYC_Box1_1877-1878_Correspondence_Page142
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Title: Letter 1: To Chief Constructor J. W. Easby, 1878-January-2.
Author: J. W. Easby, Chief of Bureau of Construction and Repair
Abstract/Description: Letter to J. W. Easby which accompanied reports of vessels at the Pensacola Navy Yard which went unsigned by the commandant. The paper is thin to the point of transparency and the page of the ledger this letter was copied into appears in the upper right corner. Parts of the paper have been eaten away by rust due to iron in the ink used.
Identifier: uwfHT_NYC_Box1_1877-1878_Correspondence_Page089
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Title: Letter 1: To Commodore Daniel Ammen, Bureau of Navigation, 1878-January-2.
Author: Commodore Daniel Ammen, Chief of the Bureau of Navigation
Abstract/Description: Letter to Daniel Ammen which accompanied December 1877 reports on payroll, expenditures, and personnel employed at the Pensacola Navy Yard. The paper is thin to the point of transparency and the page of the ledger this letter was copied into appears in the upper right corner. Parts of the paper have been eaten away by rust due to iron in the ink used.
Identifier: uwfHT_NYC_Box1_1877-1878_Correspondence_Page090
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Title: Letter 1: To R. W. Shufeldt, 1878-January-2.
Author: R. W. Shufeldt
Abstract/Description: A faded and non-faded version of a letter to R.W. Shufeldt which accompanied reports of equipment, coal, status of vessels, and payroll for the Pensacola Navy Yard. Two versions have been provided for clarity and to show the human error in copying items into a ledger. The paper is thin to the point of transparency and the page of the ledger this letter was copied into appears in the upper right corner.
Identifier: uwfHT_NYC_Box1_1877-1878_Correspondence_Page092-093
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Title: Letter 1: To R. W. Thompson, 1878-January-2.
Author: R. W. Thompson, Secretary of the Navy
Abstract/Description: Letter to R. W. Thompson which accompanied returned postage stamps. The captain commandant also failed to sign his name. The paper is thin to the point of transparency and the page of the ledger this letter was copied into appears in the upper right corner.
Identifier: uwfHT_NYC_Box1_1877-1878_Correspondence_Page087
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Title: Letter 1: To W. M. Shock, 1878-January-4.
Author: W. M. Shock
Abstract/Description: Letter to W. M. Shock which accompanied returns for December 1877 from the Pensacola Navy Yard. Included were reports of materials and labor, orders received, and work completed among others. The paper is thin to the point of transparency and the page of the ledger this letter was copied into appears in the upper right corner.
Identifier: uwfHT_NYC_Box1_1877-1878_Correspondence_Page097
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Title: Letter 2: To Chief Constructor J. W. Easby, 1878-January-3.
Author: J. W. Easby
Abstract/Description: Letter to J. W. Easby which accompanied returns form the Pensacola Navy Yard stores for the half-year of 1877 which ended in December. The paper is thin to the point of transparency and the page of the ledger this letter was copied into appears in the upper right corner. Parts of the paper have been eaten away by rust due to iron in the ink used.
Identifier: uwfHT_NYC_Box1_1877-1878_Correspondence_Page094
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Title: Letter 2: To Daniel Ammen, 1878-January-12.
Author: Daniel Ammen
Abstract/Description: Letter to Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen informing him that the Pensacola Navy Yard had sent twelve deep sea specimen cylinder No. 2 to the Washington Navy Yard by order of the Bureau of Navigation. The paper is thin to the point of transparency and the page of the ledger this letter was copied into appears in the upper right corner. Parts of the paper have been eaten away by rust due to iron in the ink used.
Identifier: uwfHT_NYC_Box1_1877-1878_Correspondence_Page105
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Title: Letter 2: To R. W. Shufeldt, 1878-January-5.
Author: R. W. Shufeldt
Abstract/Description: Letter to R. W. Shufeldt which accompanied returns of equipment stores and expenditures of the Pensacola Navy Yard for the month of December 1877. The paper is thin to the point of transparency and the page of the ledger this letter was copied into appears in the upper right corner.
Identifier: uwfHT_NYC_Box1_1877-1878_Correspondence_Page099
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Title: Letter 2: To R. W. Thompson, Secretary of the Navy, 1878-January-2.
Author: R. W. Thompson, Secretary of the Navy
Abstract/Description: Letter to R. W. Thompson which accompanied reports of personnel of the Pensacola Navy Yard, vessels in repair, prisoners, and suspended, arrested, or confined officers, among others, for the month of December, 1877. The commandant failed to sign his name on this letter. The paper is thin to the point of transparency and the page of the ledger this letter was copied into appears in the upper right corner.
Identifier: uwfHT_NYC_Box1_1877-1878_Correspondence_Page088
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Title: Letter 2: To W. M. Shock, 1878-January-5.
Author: W. M. Shock
Abstract/Description: Letter to William M. Shock explaining why the hull of the vessel "Rose" had not been repaired when authorized in July of 1877. The commandant of the Pensacola Navy Yard presents the reasoning as to why repairs were not undertaken immediately in the summer and why repair estimates had gone up in the following months. The paper these pages are copied onto are thin to the point of transparency. The pages of the ledger this letter was copied into appear in the upper right corner.
Identifier: uwfHT_NYC_Box1_1877-1878_Correspondence_Page102-103
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Title: Letter 3: To (?), 1878-January-12.
Author: Unknown
Abstract/Description: Faded letter requesting a supply of report blanks for use by the Pensacola Navy Yard. The addressed's name is faded to obscurity and ink from the page behind it has bled through the paper fibers. The letter is thin to the point of transparency and the page of the ledger this letter was copied into appears in the upper right corner.
Identifier: uwfHT_NYC_Box1_1877-1878_Correspondence_Page111
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

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