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- Creator
- United States. Navy Board of the Eastern Dept
- Call number
- MssCol 3058
- Physical description
- .1 linear feet (1 volume)
- Preferred Citation
- Navy Board of the Eastern Department letter book, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
One letter book with copies of 249 letters to the Marine Committee, members of the Board, Navy captains, Benjamin Franklin, Lafayette, and others, relative to Navy matters. The correspondence dates from October 24, 1778 to October 29, 1779. The Navy Board of the Eastern Department was located in Boston and included commissioners William Vernon, James Warren, and John Deshon
Using the collection
Location
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