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Thomas Buchanan letter book

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0161

Abstract

This collection consists of letters of Lt. Comm. Thomas McKean Buchanan reporting the activities of U. S. Steamer "Calhoun" with fleet near new Orleans, including fighting to clear confederates from the Atchefalya River and to replace buoys and channel markers.

Dates

  • 1862

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

.5 Linear Feet (1 volume)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Miss Mary B. Redwood, 1929.

Scope and Contents

Book only has 22 pages of 260 filled.

Title
Guide to the Thomas Buchanan letter book
Status
Minimally Processed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • 2021-09-25: Manually entered into ArchivesSpace by Mallory Herberger.

Repository Details

Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository

Contact:
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750