TY  - GEN
AU  - Foote,Andrew H.
AU  - Rush,Madison
TI  - Andrew H. Foote papers,
KW  - Armstrong, James,
KW  - Biddle, Thomas,
KW  - Blundell, Edward A.
KW  - Dobbin, James C.
KW  - Du Pont, Samuel Francis,
KW  - Graham, William A.
KW  - Gregory, Francis H.,
KW  - Hastings, George F.
KW  - Ingraham, Duncan N.
KW  - Lenthall, John,
KW  - Marcy, William L.
KW  - Powell, Levin M.,
KW  - Preston, William Ballard,
KW  - Read, George C.
KW  - Roberts, Joseph J.
KW  - Smith, Joseph,
KW  - Toucey, Isaac,
KW  - Tudor, John,
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Royal Navy
KW  - United States
KW  - Naval Asylum
KW  - Navy
KW  - Foreign service
KW  - China
KW  - History
KW  - Civil War, 1861-1865
KW  - African Squadron
KW  - East India Squadron
KW  - John Adams (Ship)
KW  - Perry (Brig)
KW  - Portsmouth (Sloop of war)
KW  - Americans
KW  - Barrier Forts, Battle of the, China, 1856
KW  - Missionaries
KW  - Hawaii
KW  - Ship's papers
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Slave trade
KW  - Africa, West
KW  - Description and travel
KW  - Guangzhou (China)
KW  - Fort Donelson, Battle of, Tenn., 1862
KW  - Commerce
KW  - Japan
KW  - South America
KW  - Tennessee
KW  - Naval operations
KW  - Naval officers
KW  - itoamc
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
UR  - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms005013
UR  - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms005013.3
ER  -