- Creator
- Conner, David, 1792-1856
- Call number
- MssCol 642
- Physical description
- 5.7 linear feet (19 boxes)
- Preferred Citation
- David Conner papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
David Conner (1792-1856) was a United States naval officer. He served as Navy Commissioner; chief of the Bureau of Construction, Equipment and Repair; commander of the U.S. naval force in the Gulf of Mexico during the war with Mexico; and commandant of the naval base at Philadelphia. Collection consists of correspondence and official papers of Conner. Bulk of the collection is correspondence, mostly incoming, from Secretaries of the Navy, naval bureaucrats, ships' officers, crew members, U.S. consuls, foreign diplomats, and captains of ships in Conner's squadron. Also, official Navy Dept. instructions, sailing orders, diplomatic papers, instructions, secret intelligence reports, records of courts-martial, crew lists, and other papers concerning preparation for combat, deployment of ships, political conditions, and naval routines.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Purchase, Henkels, 1914Key terms
Names
- Conner, David, 1792-1856
- Bancroft, George, 1800-1891
- Branch, John, 1782-1863
- Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
- Dickerson, Mahlon, 1770-1853
- Henshaw, David, 1791-1852
- Mason, John
- Paulding, James Kirke, 1778-1860
- Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858
- Southard, Samuel L. (Samuel Lewis), 1787-1842
- Thompson, Smith, 1768-1843
- Upshur, A. P. (Abel Parker), 1790-1844
- Woodbury, Levi, 1789-1851
- United States. Navy
Subjects
- Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Blockades
- Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Military intelligence
- Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Naval operations
Places
Material types
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