Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Daniel Webster Andrews letters and family papers
Inclusive Dates: 1792-1990
Bulk Dates: 1810-1870
Collection Number: mssAndrews
Extent:
503 items in 3 boxes (1.2 linear feet)
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
The Huntington Library
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San Marino, California 91108
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Abstract: Letters of Union naval officer Daniel Webster Andrews, with related family papers.
Language of Material: The material is predominantly in English, however there are a few items in German, French and Italian.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department.
Publication Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material,
nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and
obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of Item], Daniel Webster Andrews letters and family papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Acquisition Information
Purchased by William Reese Company on behalf of The Huntington at Swann Galleries auction, Sale 2455, Lot 91, September 28,
2017. Material formerly part of the estate of Elizabeth Blaisdell Andrews (1911-2004), granddaughter of Charles J. Andrews,
brother of Daniel Webster Andrews.
Biography
Daniel Webster Andrews of Boston joined the Navy as an acting ensign aboard the USS Ino in 1863, moved to the USS Orvetta
in late 1864, and after the Civil War served on the USS Don. He was the son of Boston merchant John Andrews (1790-1872) and
Susan Masson Andrews (1795-1876). His siblings were Peter Andrews (b. 1819), Sarah Andrews Turner (b. 1821), and Charles J.
Andrews (1830-1905).
Scope and Content
The first series includes correspondence and documents belonging to Daniel Webster Andrews and his family, chiefly his father
John Andrews and his mother Susan Masson Andrews. The material is organized alphabetically by family member. In the letters
by John Andrews to his brother William Andrews (who apparently was killed on August 23, 1814 in the explosion of Gunboat #146),
he talks about the frigates Constitution and Independence, other ships in the Navy Yard in Charleston, and news of battles
between the US troops and the British including the Battle of York (April 1813). In the letters of Daniel Webster Andrews,
he talks about his experiences as a naval officer on the ship Ino. He also talks about Fort Monroe, Virginia (one of his letters
is written on a pictorial lettersheet of "Fortress Monroe") and witnessing the USS Minnesota almost get hit by a torpedo as
well as the sinking of the USS Patapsco. Also included is a letter from Frank Hull to Lizzie Blood describing a trip to Central
City, Colorado in August 1863 as well as an 1817 commission to George Manners signed by George IV. There are also two letters
by Olivia Peyton Murray Cutting, wife of William Bayard Cutting of New York, to her niece Jane Murray; one of her letters
states "I feel sure that Professor [Max] Farrand will do everything possible in showing you the treasures of the Huntington
Museum." Max Farrand was the Huntington Library's first director.
The second series contains miscellaneous items related to the genealogy of several families including: Andrews, Blaisdell
(Blasdale), Blood, Howland, St. Medard, Masson (Mason), Stimpson, and Farrington. The material includes research material,
family trees, notes, photographs, autograph albums and ephemera.
Arrangement
Organized in the following series: Correspondence and documents (Boxes 1-2) and Genealogy and miscellaneous material (Box
3).
Indexing Terms
Personal Names
Andrews, Daniel Webster, 1835-1894
Andrews, John, 1790-1872
Andrews, Susan Masson, 1795-1876
Farrand, Max, 1869-1945
Corporate Names
Constitution (Frigate)
Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
Independence (Ship : 1814-1913)
Ino (Ship)
Minnesota (Steam frigate)
United States. Navy -- Officers -- Correspondence
Subjects
Married women -- New England -- Correspondence
York, Battle of, Toronto, Ont., 1813
Geographic Areas
Norwich (Conn.) -- History -- Sources
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations
United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Naval operations
Genres
family papers
genealogies (histories)
legal documents
letters (correspondence)
Pictorial lettersheets