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Robert B. McKee papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0416
Abstract
The Robert B. McKee papers consist of correspondence, military orders, medical supply inventories, casualty reports, and other material related to service as a surgeon in the 1st Delaware Calvary regiment during the Civil War.
Dates:
1861-1901; Majority of material found within 1861-1865
Peter Strickland papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0171
Abstract
Peter Strickland (1837-1922) was a shipmaster, merchant, and U.S. consul in the French colony of Senegal. The diaries and letter books of Peter Strickland date 1857 to 1912. While varying in content, the diaries center around Strickland’s life as a merchant, both on the sea as well as in Senegal. Issues of two French colonial weekly newspapers contextualize the events of the French colony during Strickland’s time there.
Dates:
1857-1912