MARC Record from Library of Congress

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040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC$edacs
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100 1 $aEld, Henry,$d1814-1850.
245 00 $aHenry Eld papers,$f1831-1849.
300 $a1$fitems.
300 $a1$fmicrofilm reel.
506 0 $aOpen to research.
520 8 $aVolume (circa 150 items) containing letters from Eld to his father and other family members describing his activities while serving on the U.S.S. Delaware in the Mediterranean; on the U.S.S. Peacock and U.S.S. Vincennes while visiting South America, the South Pacific, and the northwest coast of the U.S., as a member of the U.S. Exploring Expedition led by Charles Wilkes; on the U.S.S. Flirt, U.S.S. John Adams, and the U.S.S. North Carolina; in Washington, D.C., where he helped in the preparation of Wilkes' narrative of the expedition; and on the U.S.S. Ohio during the War with Mexico in the siege of Vera Cruz, and later, when he escorted the American minister to Brazil and joined the Pacific Squadron. Topics include naval matters, places of interest, family affairs, and speculative ventures in Lake Superior mining and in California land.
530 $aMicrofilm edition available,$dno. 16,557.
533 $aMicrofilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division.$bWashington, D.C. :$cLibrary of Congress Photoduplication Service,$d1976.
541 $cPurchase,$d1931.
545 0 $aNaval officer.
600 10 $aWilkes, Charles,$d1798-1877.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bNavy$xHistory.
610 20 $aDelaware (Ship)
610 20 $aFlirt (Schooner)
610 20 $aJohn Adams (Ship)
610 20 $aNorth Carolina (Ship of the line)
610 20 $aOhio (Ship of the line)
610 20 $aPeacock (Ship)
610 20 $aVincennes (Sloop of war)
611 20 $aUnited States Exploring Expedition$d(1838-1842)
650 0 $aLand speculation$zCalifornia.
650 0 $aMexican War, 1846-1848.
650 0 $aMines and mineral resources$zSuperior, Lake.
650 0 $aVoyages and travels.
651 0 $aMediterranean Region$xDescription and travel.
651 0 $aNorthwest, Pacific$xDescription and travel.
651 0 $aOceania$xDescription and travel.
651 0 $aSouth America$xDescription and travel.
656 7 $aNaval officers.$2itoamc
852 $aLibrary of Congress$bManuscript Division$eWashington, D.C. 20540 USA$ndcu$uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home