Cornelius Curtis Letter to Secretary of the Navy, Date acquired: 04/29/1958, bulk 1863
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 1.00 items 1 folder
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Cornelius Curtis Letter to Secretary of the Navy, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-1958-081
Background
- Scope and content:
Holograph letter by Cornelius Curtis to "Hon. Gideon Wells," Secretary of the Navy (1863) concerning acts practiced by civil employees of the government in regard to captured Confederate vessels in Florida. Also known as MSS 0-81.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Parke-Bernet
- Processing information:
Processed Feburary 4, 1964.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Seizure of vessels and cargoes.
Ships--Confederate States of America
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--Politics and government--1861-1865
Correspondence
Manuscripts - Names:
- United States. Navy
Confederate States of America
Curtis, Cornelius
Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878 - Places:
- Key West (Fla.)
Access and use
- Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
This collection is in an offsite storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.
- Terms of access:
All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
Cornelius Curtis Letter to Secretary of the Navy, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-1958-081
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA