Box 23

Holograph letter signed of a Union sailor in USS Pembina near Pensacola, Fla., to his friend Jessie, relating his voyage from New York to Pensacola, a layover in the Bahamas, repairs to the ship, rebel destruction of the navy yard and the town of Warrenton, Fla.

Holograph letter of a Union Sailor in USS Pembina, off Mobile, Ala. to friend Jessie mentioning Christmas presents received, a request for her carte de visite, the blockade of Mobile, capturing Confederate schooners, a shot from Fort Morgan and the slowness of mail. He closes with a poem to Jessie.

Holograph reminiscence of the landing of Marines on Gavutu and Tanambogo Islands in August 1942. Describes the logistics, the attack on the Japanese entrenched in caves, the aerial attacks, injuries and chaos of war. Two maps of Guadalcanal and Tulagi Islands in the Solomons.

Typed letter signed to Dr. H. S. Wilkinson, Washington, D.C., regarding scheduling a meeting of the Men's Club at his home in May. Signed black and white matte photograph of Leahy seated at his desk, December 1944, when he was Chief of Staff to Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Typed letter signed to R.J. Shortlidge, State Normal School, West Chester, PA wishing readers of The Amulet faith and accomplishment in the New Year.

Holograph letter signed to LCDR John Percival, CO, USS Dolphin, Callao, Peru, from Hull in USS United States with orders to deliver dispatches to Simon Bolivar near Trujillo, Peru, via Lieutenant. W. Paulding.

Photographs of ship in sepia tones by William T. Clark, Boston Mass., ca. 1900, showing details of the ship, including rigging, guns, steering wheel and at harborside.

Holograph letter signed of Secretary of the Navy Welles, to Henry Flanders, Prize Commission Philadelphia, Pa., regarding Lieutenant Crosby, USA, and a non-naval vessel, the Fanny. Flanders hoped to collect prize money for reporting Lieutenant Crosby.

Letter of Commander William R. Anderson, to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Currier, Harvey, Ill., regarding transpolar voyage of the sub, the first to make such a voyage in August 1958; Attributes its success to the nation's industrial capabilities. Black and white printed photograph of Commander Anderson in Portugal, England, attached to letter.

Two 8" x 10" black and white photographs of USS Nautilus, one signed by Commander William R. Anderson, and the other unsigned. The ship was the first to make a transpolar voyage in August 1958.