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...
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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 Acade...
Subject (Name):
Case, Augustus Ludlow, 1813-1893., Emmons, George F. 1811-1884. (George Foster),, Emmons, George Thornton., Rodgers, C. R. P. 1819-1892. (Christopher Raymond Perry),, and United States. Navy
