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- Creator
- Lord, John
- Call number
- MssCol 1805
- Physical description
- .5 linear feet (1 box, 1 volume)
- Preferred Citation
- John Lord and John Covington naval papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
This collection consists of material from U. S. Navy gunners John Lord and John R. Covington. Contents include regulations for U.S.S. Constitution; ordinance specifications of rigging and equipment of ships; formulas and tables in gunnery; gunners stores; and clippings related to the Constitution, its bell, and Jackson figurehead. Watercolor drawings by Lord depict the native costumes and views of Mediterranean countries, and of United States midshipmen of 1778 and 1827. Correspondence and a warrant for Covington are also contained herein
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Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328