Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Duvall, Marius Papers
- Dates:
- 1846-1847
- Creators:
- Duvall, Marius, Commander, 1818-1891
- Abstract:
- This folder contains a photocopy of forty-eight pages of Marius Duvall’s diary and a photocopy of an 1846 letter of correspondence. The diary spans April 1846-May 15, 1847 and details his life aboard the ship Portsmouth, including landing in Monterey, CA, on April 22, 1846. The letter was written on October 2, 1846 by Duvall to Thomas Harris, U.S. Navy, Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and details a March 20, 1846 altercation between him, the former Assistant Surgeon, and another man (Duvall was the Assistant Surgeon of the U.S. Navy).
- Extent:
- 1.0 folder (1 item; 1 letter of correspondence)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
-
Marius Duvall Papers. The Society of California Pioneers.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This folder contains a photocopy of forty-eight pages of Marius Duvall’s diary and a photocopy of an 1846 letter of correspondence. The diary spans April 1846-May 15, 1847 and details his life aboard the ship Portsmouth, including landing in Monterey, CA, on April 22, 1846. The letter was written on October 2, 1846 by Duvall to Thomas Harris, U.S. Navy, Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and details a March 20, 1846 altercation between him, the former Assistant Surgeon, and another man (Duvall was the Assistant Surgeon of the U.S. Navy).
The letter of correspondence is a copy of an original from the National Archives, record group number 52: "Letters Received - Letter Book No. 4" Surgeons and Assistant Surgeons 1846.
- Biographical / historical:
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Duvall joined the U.S. Navy circa 1842 and by 1869 had achieved the rank of Commander where he served as Surgeon at Norfolk naval hospital. From 1867-1869 he served on the ship and was indirectly involved in the 1869 imprisonment in of Porter C. Bliss and George F. Masterman in Paraguay.
- Acquisition information:
- Fred B. Rogers, date of donation unknown.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Correspondence.
Diaries
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 11/29/2011
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2011-12-06T14:34-0800
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection open for research.
- Terms of access:
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There are no restrictions on access.
- Preferred citation:
-
Marius Duvall Papers. The Society of California Pioneers.
- Location of this collection:
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300 Fourth StreetSan Francisco, CA 94107, US
- Contact:
- (415) 957-1849 ext. 160