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Collection Reference Number GLC02680.07
From Archive Folder Documents relating to John B. Marchand, an officer in the United States Navy 
Title Benjamina Price Page to John B. Marchand
Date 1 December 1858
Author Page, Benjamina Price (1818-1904)  
Recipient Marchand, John B.  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Thanks Marchand for agreeing to deliver her letters to her husband, Thomas J. Page. Worries because "I have seen in the papers most discouraging accounts of the Steamers intended for the Paraguay expedition," but hopes everything goes well. The expedition was a United States Naval operation which sought indemnity for an attack years earlier by Paraguayan forces on an American vessel. The showing of superior naval power also allowed the U. S. to secure an advantageous trade treaty with Paraguay. Page captained the U.S.S. Water Witch on a voyage to survey rivers in South America in 1855. During that journey, the Water Witch was fired upon, and it was in response to this event that the Paraguay expedition was sent. Page later become a Commodore in the Confederate Navy.
Subjects Woman Author  Women's History  Steamboat  Navy  Maritime  Latin and South America  Global History and Civics  Treaty  Frontiers and Exploration  
People Marchand, John B. (John Bonnett) (1808-1875)  Page, Benjamina Price (1818-1904)  Page, Thomas Jefferson (1808-1899)  
Place written Washington, D.C.
Theme Naval & Maritime
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945
Additional Information Thomas Jefferson Page was an officer in the United States Navy. In 1855 he captained the U.S.S. Water Witch on a voyage to survey rivers in South America. During that journey the Water Witch was fired upon, and it was in response the this event that the Paraguay expedition was sent. Page participated in the Paraguay expedition, again as captain of the Water Witch. Later become a Commodore in the Confederate Navy. John B. Marchand was an officer in the United States Navy. He captained the steamer "Memphis" during the Paraguay expedition, served as Captain of the U.S.S. Lackawanna during the Civil War, later promoted to Commodore.
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945