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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 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 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 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 3: To Daniel Ammen, 1878-January-15.
Author: Daniel Ammen
Abstract/Description: Faded letter to Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen which accompanied meteorological bulletins for the first half of January taken 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.
Identifier: uwfHT_NYC_Box1_1877-1878_Correspondence_Page109
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Title: Letter 4: To Daniel Ammen, 1878-January-16.
Author: Daniel Ammen
Abstract/Description: Letter to Daniel Ammen acknowledging a receipt of bureau orders sent on the 11th. 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_Page113
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Title: Letter 6: To Daniel Ammen, 1878-January-22.
Author: Daniel Ammen
Abstract/Description: Letter to informing the Bureau of Navigation of the receipt of blank forms for meteorological observation use as well as copies of the Proceedings of the U.S. Naval Institute for library usage. 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_Page116
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Title: Letter 9: To Daniel Ammen, 1878-February-5.
Author: Daniel Ammen
Abstract/Description: Letter to Daniel Ammen noting the receipt of a Bureau of Navigation's communication from the 31st of January and three copies of "Niles' Principles" and "Acts of the Revolution" for library usage. 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_Page126
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Title: Letter To Daniel Ammen / Letter To Richard W. Thompson, 1878-January-31 / 1878-February-1.
Author: Daniel Ammen, Richard W. Thompson
Abstract/Description: A look at a mistake of transcription, letters to Daniel Ammen and R. W. Thompson have been copied over one another sometime during this page's lifetime. The letter to Ammen was in regards to meteorological and other reports sent to the Bureau of Navigation. The letter to Richard W. Thompson similarly appears to be in regards to reports sent at the top of the month. The paper itself is thin to the point of transparency and the page of the ledger these letters were copied into appears in the...
Show moreA look at a mistake of transcription, letters to Daniel Ammen and R. W. Thompson have been copied over one another sometime during this page's lifetime. The letter to Ammen was in regards to meteorological and other reports sent to the Bureau of Navigation. The letter to Richard W. Thompson similarly appears to be in regards to reports sent at the top of the month. The paper itself is thin to the point of transparency and the page of the ledger these letters were copied into appears in the upper right corner.
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Identifier: uwfHT_NYC_Box1_1877-1878_Correspondence_Page120
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Title: Letter 17: To Daniel Ammen, 1878-March-4.
Author: Daniel Ammen
Abstract/Description: Letter to Daniel Ammen and the Bureau of Navigation regarding the number of monthly forms requested and the number actually sent to the Bureau on the day the letter was sent. 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_Box2_1877-1878_Correspondence_Page005
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Title: Letter 5: To Daniel Ammen, 1878-January-22.
Author: Daniel Ammen
Abstract/Description: Letter to Daniel Ammen regarding a communication regarding Foreign Ensigns and the condition of flags stored 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_Page115
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Title: Letter 70: To Commodore Daniel Ammen, Bureau of Navigation, 1877-December-3.
Author: Daniel Ammen
Abstract/Description: December 3, 1877 letter to Daniel Ammen, Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, which accompanied monthly returns for the Navy Yard of Pensacola for the month of November 1877. Included documents were payroll, a statement of expenditures, a report of employed and discharged, and monthly returns of stores. 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. The page number of the ledger this letter was copied...
Show moreDecember 3, 1877 letter to Daniel Ammen, Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, which accompanied monthly returns for the Navy Yard of Pensacola for the month of November 1877. Included documents were payroll, a statement of expenditures, a report of employed and discharged, and monthly returns of stores. 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. The page number of the ledger this letter was copied into appears on the upper right. Parts of another letter are clearly visible through the paper.
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Identifier: uwfHT_NYC_Box1_1877-1878_Correspondence_Page052
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Title: Letter 8: To Daniel Ammen, 1878-February-1.
Author: Daniel Ammen, George E. Belknap
Abstract/Description: Letter to the Chief of the Bureau of Navigation Daniel Ammen which accompanied returns for January 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_Page122
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Title: Letter 78: To Commodore Daniel Ammen, 1877-December-31.
Author: Daniel Ammen
Abstract/Description: Letter to Daniel Ammen and the Bureau of Navigation which accompanied meteorological observations taken at the Pensacola Navy Yard for the last half of December 1877. The paper of the letter is thin to the point of transparency. The page number of the ledger is printed in the upper right corner.
Identifier: uwfHT_NYC_Box1_1877-1878_Correspondence_Page086
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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 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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Navy Yard Correspondence 1877 - 1878 Box 1 (17)	+ -
Navy Yard Correspondence 1877 - 1878 Box 2 (1)	+ -

Military History (18)	+ -
Naval History (18)	+ -
Environmental History (10)	+ -
Monthly Reports (7)	+ -
Equipment and Technology (5)	+ -

Weather (4)	+ -
Whales (3)	+ -
Libraries (2)	+ -
Naval Bureaucracy (2)	+ -
Ships and Vessels (2)	+ -
Books (1)	+ -
Communications (1)	+ -
Conditions of Materials (1)	+ -
Flag Book 1876 (1)	+ -
Foreign Ensigns (1)	+ -
History of Science (1)	+ -
Labor (1)	+ -
Naval Stores and Goods (1)	+ -
Pensacola Lighthouse (1)	+ -
Printing Mistakes (1)	+ -

Gulf Coast (18)	+ -
Pensacola, Florida (18)	+ -
Washington, D.C. (1)	+ -

George E. Belknap (1)	+ -
Richard W. Thompson (1)	+ -

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