Foote, Andrew H. (Andrew Hull) 1806-1863 creator mixed material monographic eng 1,000 11 1 5 4.4 Correspondence, letterbooks, manuscript of "Africa and the American Flag" (1854), journals, logbooks, ships' records, and other papers relating principally to Foote's naval career and to trade with Japan, Americans living in or engaged in commerce in China, Civil War naval actions, and Foote's personal life. Documents his cruise aboard the ship John Adams involved in a dispute among missionaries in Hawaii, his command (1842-1843) of the U.S. Naval Asylum, his command (1849-1851) of the U.S. brig Perry, U.S. Navy African Squadron, off the west coast of Africa in a joint effort with Great Britain to suppress the slave trade, and his command (1856-1858) of the sloop-of-war Portsmouth, U.S. East India Squadron, including material relating to the Battle of the Barrier Forts (1856) near Canton (Guangzhou), China. Also includes a journal (1845-1847) kept by Madison Rush on a cruise from New York to China and South America. Correspondents include James Armstrong, Thomas Biddle, Edward A. Blundell, James C. Dobbin, Samuel F. Du Pont, William A. Graham, Francis H. Gregory, George F. Hastings, Duncan N. Ingraham, John Lenthall, William L. Marcy, Levin M. Powell, William Ballard Preston, George C. Read, Joseph J. Roberts, Joseph Smith, Isaac Toucey, John Tudor, and Daniel Webster. Open to research. Microfilm edition available, no. 18,988. Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1984. Photograph transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Naval officer. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms005013 Armstrong, James 1794-1868 Correspondence Biddle, Thomas 1776-1857 Correspondence Blundell, Edward A Correspondence Dobbin, James C. (James Cochran) 1814-1857 Correspondence Du Pont, Samuel Francis 1803-1865 Correspondence Graham, William A. (William Alexander) 1804-1875 Correspondence Gregory, Francis H 1789-1866 Correspondence Hastings, George F Correspondence Ingraham, Duncan N. (Duncan Nathaniel) 1802-1891 Correspondence Lenthall, John 1807-1882 Correspondence Marcy, William L. (William Learned) 1786-1857 Correspondence Powell, Levin M 1800-1885 Correspondence Preston, William Ballard 1805-1862 Correspondence Read, George C. (George Campbell) 1787-1862 Correspondence Roberts, Joseph J. (Joseph Jenkins) 1809-1876 Correspondence Smith, Joseph 1790-1877 Correspondence Toucey, Isaac 1796-1869 Correspondence Tudor, John active 1840-1850 Correspondence Great Britain. Royal Navy. United States. Naval Asylum. United States. Navy Foreign service China United States. Navy History Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Navy. African Squadron. United States. Navy. East India Squadron. John Adams (Ship) Perry (Brig) Portsmouth (Sloop of war) Americans China Barrier Forts, Battle of the, China, 1856 Missionaries Hawaii Ship's papers 19th century Slave trade Africa, West Africa, West Description and travel Guangzhou (China) Fort Donelson, Battle of, Tenn., 1862 China Commerce United States Japan Commerce United States South America Description and travel Tennessee History Civil War, 1861-1865 United States Commerce History 19th century United States Commerce China United States Commerce Japan United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Naval operations Naval officers Rush, Madison, active 1845-1847 mm 81020933 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms005013 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms005013.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms005013 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms005013.3 Open to research. DLC 810324 20260227111707.0 mm 81020933