Stevens Iron Clad Battery

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol 6276", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"6276", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Stevens Iron Clad Battery"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1862", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1862"}

{"value"=>"1870-1871", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1870/1871"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".21 linear foot (1 box)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

abstract

{"value"=>"Edwin Augustus Stevens (1795-1868) was an American engineer and inventor. In 1838, Stevens and his brother Robert designed and constructed the first iron-clad naval vessel in the nation, the Stevens Battery. Although never completed, the Stevens Battery laid the groundwork for modern naval warships The collection consists of a printed copy of a memorial to Congress from Edwin A. Stevens regarding Stevens Battery; correspondence with the executors of Stevens' estate; Plans, specifications, and drawings for completion of the ship; and an agreement between commissioners for the state of New Jersey and executors of Stevens' estate for the sale of the ship"}

date_inclusive_start

1862

date_inclusive_end

1871

origination

{"value"=>"Stevens, Edwin A. (Edwin Augustus), 1795-1868", "type"=>"persname"}

acqinfo

{"internal"=>true, "method"=>"Gift;", "source"=>";", "date"=>";", "accession_number"=>"MSS50M71", "value"=>"Gift;, ;, ;"}

keydate

1862

prefercite

{"value"=>"Stevens Iron Clad Battery, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

extent_statement

.21 linear feet (1 box)

date_start

1862

date_end

1871

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