Letter 10: To Daniel Ammen, 1878-February-13

Summary: Letter to Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen on the viability of using lard over sperm whale oil in ship lanterns as a cheaper, equally efficient substitute. Samples were sent aboard the U.S.S. "Canonicus" for the Bureau to test for itself. The paper is thin to the point of transparency an...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Daniel Ammen (Recipient)
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: Pensacola, FL: West Florida History Center, UWF Libraries, digitized from materials loaned by the UWF Historic Trust Resource Center 1878
Subjects:
Military History > Equipment and Technology > Pensacola Lighthouse > Environmental History > Whales > Pensacola
Florida > Gulf Coast > Late 19th-Century > Naval History > Ships and Vessels
Sperm whale
Online Access:http://purl.flvc.org/uwf/fd/uwfHT_NYC_Box1_1877-1878_Correspondence_Page132-133
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Summary:Summary: Letter to Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen on the viability of using lard over sperm whale oil in ship lanterns as a cheaper, equally efficient substitute. Samples were sent aboard the U.S.S. "Canonicus" for the Bureau to test for itself. The paper is thin to the point of transparency and the pages of the ledger this letter was copied into appears in the upper right corners of each page. Parts of the paper have been eaten away by rust due to iron in the ink used. The Gulf Coast Digital History Project

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