Forty-four personal and professional letters to George Foster Emmons, from friends, family, and the Navy Department. Many of his correspondents are colleagues from the Navy and carry news of their activities. Many letters refer to George Foster Emmons' son George Thornton Emmons, who was at the time attending the Navy Academy. Included are orders from the Navy Department, and letters from friends discussing the Navy's mandatory retirement age of 62. Principal correspondents include John J. Almy, Augustus Ludlow Case, and C.R.P. Rodgers.
Description:
George Foster Emmons, naval officer, commissioned Commodore in 1868, was then assigned to the Hydrographic Office in Washington and commandant of the Philadelphia Navy Yard. He retired in 1873. His son, George Thornton Emmons, attended the Naval Academy.
Subject (Name):
Case, Augustus Ludlow, 1813-1893, Emmons, George F. (George Foster), 1811-1884, Emmons, George Thornton, Rodgers, C. R. P. (Christopher Raymond Perry), 1819-1892, and United States. Navy--Appointments and retirements
Forty-four personal and professional letters to George Foster Emmons, from friends, family, and the Navy Department. Many of his correspondents are colleagues from the Navy and carry news of their activities. Many letters refer to George Foster Emmons' son George Thornton Emmons, who was at the time attending the Navy Academy. Included are orders from the Navy Department, and letters from friends discussing the Navy's mandatory retirement age of 62. Principal correspondents include John J. Almy, Augustus Ludlow Case, and C.R.P. Rodgers.
Description:
George Foster Emmons, naval officer, commissioned Commodore in 1868, was then assigned to the Hydrographic Office in Washington and commandant of the Philadelphia Navy Yard. He retired in 1873. His son, George Thornton Emmons, attended the Naval Academy.
Subject (Name):
Case, Augustus Ludlow, 1813-1893, Emmons, George F. (George Foster), 1811-1884, Emmons, George Thornton, Rodgers, C. R. P. (Christopher Raymond Perry), 1819-1892, and United States. Navy--Appointments and retirements