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Horatio Bridge Papers, 1823-1967, n.d. (bulk 1832-1893)

Correspondence, 1838-1893, n.d.

Catalog Number: M18.1

Box 1
Folder 1 R. Williams to Horatio Bridge, Washington. February 27, 1838 [2 p.]
2 Horatio Bridge to Mrs. J.G. Holbrook, Leghorn. March 28, 1848 [4 p.]
3 Horatio Bridge to Mrs. Horatio Bridge, Lenox. July 18, 1850 [2 p.]
4 Horatio Bridge to Mrs. Horatio Bridge, [n.p.]. July 8, 1855 [4 p.]
5 David Porter to Horatio Bridge, Annapolis, Md. March 27, 1867 [2 p.]
6 David Porter to Horatio Bridge, Annapolis, Md. March 19, 1868 [4 p.]
7 R.C. Manning to Horatio Bridge, Salem, Mass. February 16, 1871 [8 p.]
8 William Burnett to Horatio Bridge, Brooklyn. May 2, 1879 [1 p.]
9 Horatio Bridge to George T. Little, Athens, Pa. December 2, 1886 [1 p.]
10 Horatio Bridge to George T. Little, Athens, Pa. September 3, 1888 [1 p.]
11 Horatio Bridge to George T. Little, Athens, Pa. November 11, 1888 [2 p.]
12 Horatio Bridge to George T. Little, Athens, Pa. January 5, 1889 [3 p.]
13 Horatio Bridge to George T. Little, Athens, Pa. June 20, 1889 [2 p.]
14 Horatio Bridge to George T. Little, Athens, Pa. June 29, 1889 [3 p.]
15 Horatio Bridge to George T. Little, Athens, Pa. October 30, 1890 [2 p.]
16 T.B. Aldrich to Horatio Bridge, Boston. April 14, 1891 [1 p.]
17 Horatio Bridge to George T. Little, Athens, Pa. April 27, 1891 [3 p.]
18 Horatio Bridge to George T. Little, Athens, Pa. May 2, 1891 [1 p.]
19 T.B. Aldrich to Horatio Bridge, Ponkapog, Mass. June 6, 1891 [4 p.]
20 Horatio Bridge to George T. Little, Athens, Pa. January 5, 1892 [3 p.]
21 Horatio Bridge to George T. Little, Athens, Pa. January 13, 1892 [3 p.]
22 T.B. Aldrich to Horatio Bridge, Boston. January 26, 1892 [1 p.]
23 Horatio Bridge to George T. Little, Athens, Pa. February 11, 1892 [2 p.]
24 D.C. Weston to Horatio Bridge, [New York?]. February 13, 1892 [3 p.]
25 Horatio Bridge to George T. Little, Athens, Pa. February 24, 1892 [3 p.]
26 Harper & Brothers publishing co. to Horatio Bridge, New York. October 22, 1892 [2 p.]
27 Charlotte M. Bridge to George T. Little, Athens, Pa. April 22, [1893] [4 p.]
28 Horatio Bridge to Mrs. Horatio Bridge, [n.p.]. [n.d.] [2 p.]
29-30 Copybooks of letters from Nathaniel Hawthorne to Horatio Bridge, February 8, 1838 - January 2, 1867

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Other Materials, 1823-1967, n.d.

Catalog Number: M18.2

Box 1
Biographical Materials:
Folder 31 Biographical notes, including listing of residences while attending Bowdoin College
32 Clippings, 1893-1967
33 List of Naval commissions, 1838-1873
34 Photostats of Bridge materials in the Dupont Papers at the Eleutherian Mills Historical Library, Greenville, Delaware
Documents:
Oversize Box A1 Appointment of Bridge as Purser in U.S. Navy, signed by Martin Van Buren, February 16, 1838
Oversize Box A1 Appointment of Bridge as Pay Director in U.S. Navy, signed by Ulysses S. Grant, January 20, 1873
Box 1
Folder 35 Bowdoin College term bills, May 23, 1823 - September 7, 1825
Journals:
36 Bridge's journal from 1846, inscribed "in case of my death, I wish this manuscript and my copy of the The Journal of an African Cruiser, ... delivered to my friend Nath. Hawthorne, ... Nov. 12, 1846"
37 Bridge's journal from 1880 and 1881
Writings:
38 "The Grave of L.T.L."
39 "Trip from Portland to Alaska"
40 "The Wreck of the Saratoga"

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