Language

English

Word Count

350,000 words, Guess

Page Count

1,400 pages

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Correspondence, articles, memoranda, and other papers relating to Belknap's naval career including his duty in the barrier forts at Canton (Guangzhou.), China, in the 1850s; combat duty in the Civil War; a tour of duty in Hawaii; and his command of the Asiatic Fleet. Subjects include hydrography; oceanography; old sea stories; social, economic, and political questions; and Belknap family affairs and genealogy. Correspondents include Daniel Ammen, John M. Brooke, Caspar F. Goodrich, Samuel W. Lowell, Francis Asbury Roe, George Collier Remey, and John A. Riddle.

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People

John A. RiddleBelknap familySamuel W. LowellDaniel Ammen (1820-1898)John M. Brooke (1826-1906)Francis Asbury Roe (1823-1901)Caspar F. Goodrich (1847-1925)

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