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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03479.59 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1890s |
| Title | Daniel Lawrence Braine to James Grant Wilson accepting an invitation |
| Date | 13 March 1890 |
| Author | Braine, Daniel Lawrence (1829-1898) |
| Recipient | Wilson, James G. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Rear Admiral Braine to an unknown person (the recipient was a General with the name of James G., but the last name is illegible). Says he accepts with pleasure the invitation to General Howard's lecture at the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society on the 14th. Written on letterhead of the Commandant's Office of the New York Navy Yard. Wilson was the president of the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society. |
| Subjects | Military History Navy Genealogy Entertaining and Hospitality |
| People | Braine, Daniel Lawrence (1829-1898) Wilson, James Grant (1832-1914) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Daniel Lawrence Braine was an admiral of the United States Navy in the 19th century. Born in New York City 18 May 1829, Braine was appointed Midshipman in 1846. He served on the USS Mississippi and the USS John Adams during the Mexican-American War. During the Civil War he commanded USS Monticello and took part in an engagement with the rebel battery at Sewell's Point, in the first naval engagement of the war. He also took part in the attack and capture of Fort Hatteras and Fort Clarke and engaged the enemy at Kimmekerk Woods above Cape Hatteras. Between 1873 and 1875 he commanded Juniata on its cruise to Greenland in search of the ill-fated Polaris Expedition. Rear Admiral Braine retired in May 1891 and died at Brooklyn 30 January 1898. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |