02137cpcaa2200445 4500 mm 70048371 DLC 20260227111613.0 730131|||||||||||| eng mm 70048371 DLC DLC dacs DLC N lcmd Gantt, Benjamin S., -1852. Benjamin S. Gantt papers, 1834-1951. 6 items. 2 containers. Open to research. Naval officer. Official and personal journals kept by Gantt on board the USS Fairfield (Sloop of war), USS St. Louis (Sloop of war), and other ships in the U.S. Navy's Caribbean Squadron, European Station, and South Atlantic Squadron. Personal journals contain notes, verse, and descriptions of the countries visited. In his journal of the 1837-1838 cruise of the USS Independence (Ship of the line), Gantt mentions a visit on board by Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia, on July 29, 1837. Collection material in English. Forms part of: Naval Historical Foundation collection. Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia, 1796-1855. United States. Navy. United States. Navy Foreign service Caribbean Area. United States. Navy Foreign service Europe. United States. Navy Foreign service South America. United States. Navy. Caribbean Squadron. United States. Navy. European Station. United States. Navy. South Atlantic Squadron. Fairfield (Sloop of war) Independence (Ship : 1814-1913) St. Louis (Sloop of war) Caribbean Area Description and travel. Europe Description and travel. South America Description and travel. Naval officers. itoamc 39169 39169