Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (U.S.) Ledger, 1869/1870

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (U.S.) Ledger, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Foot
Creator:
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (U.S.)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (U.S.) Ledger, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries

Background

Scope and content:

Ledger, 1869-1870 recording expenses of the U.S. Navy shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia. Entered are payments to bricklayers, machinists, coppersmiths and pattern makers, which are signed twice a month by George Thompson, Quartermaster, and witnessed by Charles Brian, Mate, U.S. N[avy]. Note: The location of the Portsmouth naval yard was provided by the seller and has not been verified at this point.

Acquisition information:
Purchased, September 2009. Accession 2009.385
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Names:
United States. Navy