letters (correspondence)
Found in 164 Collections and/or Records:
International Seapower Symposium records
The International Seapower Symposium (ISS) is a biennial meeting held at the U.S. Naval War College (NWC), hosted by the Chief of Naval Operations and the President, U.S. Naval War College. This record group consists of correspondence, reports, publications, photographs, audio cassettes, digital media (floppy disks and compact discs, etc), and digital files documenting the organization and proceedings of each symposium.
Jesse D. Elliott request
Jesse D. Elliott request for chronometers, 1835 Feb 28
Document ordering two of the best chronometers belonging to the U.S. Government for the USS Constitution to be delivered to the Charleston Navy Yard.
John Seacole letter to father about life at sea
John Seacole letter to father about life at sea, 1864 Mar 28
Civil War sailor, John Seacole, describes daily life aboard the USS Chenango.
Kenneth E. Lang papers
Correspondence, letters sent to Kenneth Lang's parents and a relative in Chicago from the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, IL and Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA, 1944–1945. The letters describe his naval training, daily routine, work, boot camp, Bugle Corps, and feelings about naval service during WWII.
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."
Letter from Cyrus Breed to parents, 1868 Nov 18
Letter from Cyrus Breed to his parents while aboard the USS Swatara in Cadiz, Spain.
Letter from Cyrus Breed to parents, 1868 Jun 13
Letter from Breed to his parents aboar the USS Swatara in Southampton, England.