Philip Syng Physick Conner scrapbook
Conner was a Philadelphia genealogist and author. This is a scrapbook of materials collected in defense of actions of his father Commodore David Conner, Commander of the Home Squadron, at the 1847 combined Army/Navy operation at Vera Cruz. Included is Philip Syng Physick Conner's corresponden...
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Collection: | Philip Syng Physick Conner Scrapbook |
Collection Number: | Am.6704 |
Format: | Manuscript |
Language: | English |
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Conner was a Philadelphia genealogist and author. This is a scrapbook of materials collected in defense of actions of his father Commodore David Conner, Commander of the Home Squadron, at the 1847 combined Army/Navy operation at Vera Cruz. Included is Philip Syng Physick Conner's correspondence with naval officers, his 1897 article, "The Castle of San Juan de Ulloa, and the Topsy Turvyists," and a copy of Admiral William G. Temple's 1852 memoir on the Vera Cruz landing. |