ContentsContainer List Blockade, Texas, 1863, 21 Mar.-1864, 31 May Malaya and Singapore, 1866, Nov. Aríca, Calloá, and Lima [Peru and Chile], 1875 Europe; Nice, France; Villegranche, Spain; Monaco; and Genoa, Livornó, and Naples, Italy, 1881-1884 Damascus, Syria, and Lebanon, 1881-1884 Beirut and Saida (Sidon), Lebanon; and Tsoor, Akka, and Haifa, Palestine, 1881-1884 Holy Land, Carmel, Jaffa, Jerusalem, Dead Sea, Jericho, Bethlehem, and Hebron, 1881-1884 |
William A. H. Allen PapersA Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of CongressPrepared by Joseph Sullivan2009
Biographical NoteWilliam A. H. Allen (fl. 1863-1890) was a United States naval officer and engineer who in 1863-1864, as an assistant engineer on the Cayuga (ship), participated in the blockading of Gulf Coast ports. He traveled to India and the Far East between 1866 and 1869, to Peru in 1875, and made an around-the-world cruise aboard the Lancaster (sloop-of-war) between 1881 and 1884. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteThe papers of William A. H. Allen (fl. 1863-1890) span the years 1863-1884. The collection consists of journals with photographs, sketches, and illustrations describing Allen's activities while serving on the Cayuga (ship), 1863-1864, assigned to blockade duty on the Gulf Coast during the Civil War, and subsequently on ships in the Mediterranean, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, and at stations on the east and west coasts of the United States and Europe, including on an around-the-world tour in 1881-1884 on the sloop-of-war Lancaster. Return to the Table of Contents Selected Search TermsPeople
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Return to the Table of Contents Arrangement of the PapersThis collection is arranged chronologically by journal. Return to the Table of Contents Container ListBlockade, Texas, 1863, 21 Mar.-1864, 31 MayTrip around the world, Boston, Mass., to Manila, Philippines, via Ireland; Portugal; Cape Town, South Africa; Ceylon; Malaya; and Singapore, 1866, 30 May-31 Dec.Malaya and Singapore, 1866, Nov.China and Japan, 1868-1869Various cities; San Francisco, Calif.; Chicago, Ill.; Philadelphia, Pa.; Norfolk, Va.; Savannah, Ga.; Havana, Cuba; Key West, Fla.; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Valparaiso, Peru, 1869, 29 Aug.-1873, 6 Dec.San Francisco, Calif.; Valparaiso, Peru; Panama; North Africa; Western Europe; Genoa, Italy; La Havre, France; and Copenhagen, Denmark, 1874, 3 Jan.-1883, 4 Aug.Aríca, Calloá, and Lima [Peru and Chile], 1875Europe; Nice, France; Villegranche, Spain; Monaco; and Genoa, Livornó, and Naples, Italy, 1881-1884Damascus, Syria, 1881-1884Damascus, Syria, and Lebanon, 1881-1884Beirut and Saida (Sidon), Lebanon; and Tsoor, Akka, and Haifa, Palestine, 1881-1884Holy Land, Carmel, Jaffa, Jerusalem, Dead Sea, Jericho, Bethlehem, and Hebron, 1881-1884Syria and Egypt (Cairo omitted), 1881-1884Villegranche, Spain; Port Mahon, Minorca; Cadiz, Spain; Gibraltar; Malaga and Cartagena, Spain; Algiers, Algeria; Messina, Italy; Alexandria, Egypt; Lisbon, Portugual; and New York, 4 Sept. 1883-20 Aug. 1884Return to the Table of Contents |
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