Box 9
Contains 20 Results:
George S. Blake letter to Alfred T. Mahan, 1863 May 12
Letter from Commodore George Smith Blake, Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, May 12, 1863, ordering Mahan to duty in USS Macedonian. He was to report to Comm. J.P. Montgomery, CO of the Boston Navy Yard.
Alfred T. Mahan notebook, circa 1880
Notebook on naval warfare kept by Alfred T. Mahan.
Alfred T. Mahan naval order, 1859 Jun 9
Naval order transferring Alfred T. Mahan from the Naval Academy to USS Congress.
Alfred T. Mahan translation and postcard, 1920 Dec 25
Autographed note signed by LCDR S. Maki, Japanese Imperial Navy to Mrs. Mahan, December 25, 1920 and a 144 page manuscript in Japanese of translation of Chapter 11 of Mahan's The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution, 1793-1812.
James Saumarez letter recounting the Battle of the Nile, 1798 Aug 5
Copy of a letter to Richard containing his account of the Battle of the Nile, 1-2 August 1798. Notation in pencil by Alfred T. Mahan.
Japanese translation of Chapter 11 of The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire, 1793-1812, circa 1920
Japenanese translation of Chapter 11 of A.T. Mahan's book by S. Maki, Lt. Commander, Imperial Japanese Navy. The manuscript is 144 pages, handwritten on rice paper. It is sewn on the right margin.
On the right margin in English is written "Part of the MS" At the heading, in English is "MS. Chapter XI. The Atlantic, 1796-1801. - The Brest Blocade. The French Expedition against Ireland." The rest of the volume is written in Japanese.
The manuscript is fragile, and has expereince severe creasing on the first few pages.
E. T. Pollock NWC diploma, 1920 Jun
Naval War College diploma signed by Admiral William S. Sims.
Walter N. Hill lecture, circa 1869-1881
Lecture on explosives including such topics as gunpowder, gun cotton, nitro-glycerin, given by Hill at the Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, RI.
Postcard from S. Maki to Mrs. Mahan, 1920 Dec 25
Postcard from LCDR S. Maki, Japanese Imperial Navy, to Mrs. Mahan wishing her a happy Christmas. He updates her of his progress on the Japanese translation of Chapter 11 of Mahan's "The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution, 1793-1812."
Alfred T. Mahan commission to Midshipman, 1856 Oct 2
U.S. Naval Commission to Acting Midshipman signed by Acting Secretary of the Navy Charles Welsh.