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Letter 10 To Daniel Ammen, 1878-February 13
Letter to Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen on the viability of using lard over sperm whale oil in ship lanterns as a cheaper, equally efficient substitute. Samples were sent aboard the U.S.S. "Canonicus" for the Bureau to test for itself. The paper is thin to the point of transparency and the pages of...
Letter 14 To Daniel Ammen, 1878-February-16
Letter to Daniel Ammen informing the Bureau of the arrival of a circulars and colored cards for use as night signals. The paper is thin to the point of transparency and the page of the ledger this letter was copied into appears in the upper right corner. Parts of the paper have been eaten away...
Letter 4 To W. M. Shock, 1878-January-26
Letter to W. M. Shock which accompanied quarterly returns of materials received, expended, and on hand for the Pensacola Navy Yard's final quarter of 1877. The paper is thin to the point of transparency and the page of the ledger this letter was copied into appears in the upper right corner.
Letter 5 To W. M. Shock, 1878-January-15
Letter to W. M. Shock requesting blank schedule of wages and survey forms for use by the Pensacola Navy Yard. A correction in blue is visible over Shock's name though it is uncertain if this has bled through from the previous page. The paper is thin to the point of transparency and the page of...
Letter 6 To Chief Constructor J. W. Easby, 1878-January-22
Letter to J. W. Easby which accompanied a survey of steel cutter No. 30 which had been stored on the U.S.S. "Canandaigua" for repairs while informing them that another survey was being conducted. The paper is thin to the point of transparency and the page of the ledger this letter was copied...
Letter 6 To Daniel Ammen, 1878-January-22
Letter to informing the Bureau of Navigation of the receipt of blank forms for meteorological observation use as well as copies of the Proceedings of the U.S. Naval Institute for library usage. The paper is thin to the point of transparency and the page of the ledger this letter was copied into...
Letter 6 To R. W. Thompson, 1878-February-1
Letter to Richard W. Thompson, Secretary of the Navy, which accompanied an enclosed letter from a Private John Meyer intended for Colonel Charles G. McCrowly of the Marine Corp. The paper is thin to the point of transparency and the page of the ledger this letter was copied into appears in the...
Letter 8 To Daniel Ammen, 1878-February-1
Letter to the Chief of the Bureau of Navigation Daniel Ammen which accompanied returns for January 1878. The paper is thin to the point of transparency and the page of the ledger this letter was copied into appears in the upper right corner. Parts of the paper have been eaten away by rust due to...
Letter 8 To R. W. Thompson, 1878-February-18
Letter to R. W. Thompson which informed the Department of the Navy of receipt of twenty copies of a new order and its introduction to Pensacola Navy Yard officers. The paper is thin to the point of transparency and the page of the ledger this letter was copied into appears in the upper right...
Letter 9 To Chief Constructor J. W. Easby, 1878-March-1
Letter to the Bureau of Construction and Repairs which included reports of vessels for the month of February 1878. The paper is thin to the point of transparency and the page of the ledger this letter was copied into appears in the upper right corner. Parts of the paper have been eaten away by...