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Letter 10: To Daniel Ammen, 1878-February-13.
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Author
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Daniel Ammen
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Abstract/Description
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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.
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uwfHT_NYC_Box1_1877-1878_Correspondence_Page132-133
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Set of related objects
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Letter 11: To Daniel Ammen, 1878-February-14.
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Author
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Daniel Ammen
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Abstract/Description
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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.
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uwfHT_NYC_Box1_1877-1878_Correspondence_Page134
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