The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk
If you believe you should have access to this document, click here to Login.
| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters of Samuel Francis Du Pont |
| Reference | W9-1926 - W9-1947 |
| Library | Hagley Museum and Library |
| Date | 1 Jul 1857 - 30 Dec 1857 |
| Description | Correspondence from Samuel Francis Du Pont. The letters from The Hagley Museum and Library include personal correspondence from Samuel to his wife Sophie Madeleine du Pont during his voyage to China aboard the Minnesota in 1857. |
| Document Type | Correspondence, Manuscript |
| Theme(s) | Transport and Communication; Politics, War and Diplomacy; Religion, Faith and Philosophy |
| Keywords | admiral, ambassador, Bible, cabin, carpenter, Christian, climate, communication, crew, death, diet, employment, engineer, gale, gunmen, health, language, latitude, letter, mission, missionary, morale, navigation, navy, pidgin English, personal correspondence, population, religion, sailor, sailmaker, seaman duties, steamer, treaty, typhoon, voyage |
| Countries | USA; Brazil; China; India; Russian |
| Places | Boston; New York; Cape of Good Hope; Rio de Janeiro; Table Mountain; Ceylon; Sunda Strait; Java; Hong Kong; Shanghai; Macao; Beijing |
| Ports | Boston, USA; Hong Kong, China; Shanghai, China |
| Ships | Minnesota, Merimack |
| People | Samuel Francis Du Pont; William Reed; Matthew Fontaine Maury; Robert Bennet Forbes; Sophie Madeleine du Pont; George S Blake |
| Additional Information |
Samuel Francis Du Pont (1803-1865) was a career naval officer who commanded the South Atlantic Squadron for the Union during the Civil War. His papers include personal and naval correspondence and journals describing his voyage. Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Hagley Museum and Library collection catalogue. Catalog Records (c) 2013, by The Hagley Museum & Library. All rights reserved. |
| Copyright | Content compilation (c) 2013, by the Hagley Museum & Library. All rights reserved. |
