letters (correspondence)
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Christopher Raymond Perry Rodgers letter to Raymond Perry Rodgers, 1861 May 3
Letter to Raymond Perry Rodgers from his father, Christopher Raymond Perry, regarding preparations to move the Naval Academy from Annapolis, MD to Newport, RI in order to avoid capture by the Confederate Army, 1861 May 3. In the letter Rodgers updates his son about his family members and condition of the Anapolis campus, then encourages him to show loyalty to his country.
Letter from Cyrus Breed to parents
Letter from Cyrus Breed to parents, 1865 Jan 15
Letter from Cyrus Breed to his parents during his time as a student at the Naval Academy in Newport, RI. Breed addresses upcoming examinations, the weather, fencing lessons, and gratitude for money they sent. He closes by asking their opinion of a time he was "so nearly out" that he had "to engage the Master on my own responsibility."
Christopher Raymond Perry Rodgers letter to Raymond Perry Rodgers
This collection consists of one letter written from Rear Admiral Christopher Raymond Perry to his son, Raymond Perry Rodgers.
Stephen B. Luce letter on finances and Fauvel
Stephen B. Luce letter on finances and Fauvel, 1863 Oct 16
Letter written by Stephen B. Luce to an unnamed commodore from the Naval Academy in Newport R.I., regarding personal and financial business, his orders to USS Nantucket. memories of Fauvel on the Macedonian, and the trials of moving.