Fell Family
- Containers:
- Folder 3
- Scope and content:
Photocopies of Mrs. Burke's genealogical research on the Fell family, especially Robert Fell, a carpenter in the U.S. Navy, appointed in 1803, sailed with the Tripoli Expedition in 1804, and stationed at New Orleans, 1806-1820. Includes biography from Navy Department, a letter from Fell in New Orleans requesting that he be allowed to resign (1820), written notes on a frame owned by Mrs. Burke with notes "made by Robert W. Fell, Carpenter, from a piece of mortar used by General Jackson at Battle of New Orleans, 1815", a letter from the Naval Academy about the Tripoli monument, a 16-page manuscript on the history of the U.S. Navy set against the Robert Fell chronology, listing ships at Pensacola, etc. (1779-1826); copy of matrimonial license of John Mooney and Deliliah Fell, 1867; a genealogical outline of family of Thomas J. White and Ann Fell; and a copy of the deed of Joseph L. White, Pensacola, 1858. (10 items, 30 photocopy leaves) [10 pieces]
Access and use
- Parent restrictions:
- Open to researchers, dependent on our compliance with U.S. Copyright Law, HIPPA requirements, donor agreements and other applicable state and federal statutes. Occasionally we may need to review a collection before permitting immediate access.
- Parent terms of access:
- Digital photography, scanning, and photocopying of materials is prohibited. Permission may be granted by the Special Collections Librarian for such reprography dependent on issues of copyright, ownership, condition, donor agreements, etc. In general, staff do not make reproductions of copyright materials or materials for which title is not owned by the institution. Recent revisions in the U.S. Copyright Law extended the copyright of correspondence, letters, and other personal papers to the life of the author plus seventy years.
- Location of this collection:
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University Archives and West Florida History Center11000 University PkwyPensacolaFL32514USA
