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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03479.28 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Joseph Foster Green to William Boud & Son regarding chronometers |
| Date | 8 October 1861 |
| Author | Green, Joseph Foster (1811-1897) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written in secretarial hand and signed by Green as Assistant Inspector in charge of Ordinance at the Ordinance Office of the Boston Navy Yard to the firm William Boud & Son. Says three chronometers will be sent to them to be put in good order. |
| Subjects | Military History Navy Civil War Union Forces Union General Science and Technology Maritime Military Supplies Artisans |
| People | Green, Joseph Foster (1811-1897) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Science, Technology, Invention; The American Civil War |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Green served as a captain in the blockade during the Civil War and was on the USS Canandaigua and the USS John Adams for at least part of the war (he might have served on other ships, but only these two could be discovered). |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |