Aaron Ward Weaver letterpress books
Publisher: Practising Law Institute
Published: 1985
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
Subjects: Ship's papers; United States; Brooklyn (Ship); Description and travel; United States. Navy. South Atlantic Squadron
Description: Letterpress books kept by Weaver while commanding the U.S.S. Brooklyn during its service, 1882-1884, with the U.S. Navy South Atlantic Squadron.  Includes correspondence relating to maintenance, operations, stores, and ports of call along the eastern coast of South America and the southwestern and southern coasts of Africa.  Also includes a lithograph of the ship published in 1861.
Notes: Open to research.

Purchase, 1985.

Naval officer.

Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008142