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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04546.044 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of documents, photographs, and objects related to the Boxer Rebellion archive |
| Title | Letter from Walter T. Kendall Brown to mother |
| Date | 10 July 1902 |
| Author | Brown, Walter T. Kendall (fl. 1899-1932) |
| Recipient | Brown, Sarah. W. Kendall |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | [Uninventoried] |
| Subjects | Navy Global History and Civics Children and Family |
| Place written | Tongkou, China |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Foreign Affairs; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Brown served as Paymaster Yeoman on the USS Monocacy during the Boxer Rebellion of 1900. The Monocacy had served in Chinese waters for nearly 30 years, and was ordered to recapture the forts at Taku on 11 June 1900. He was trapped with the US Marines and multinational force in Tientsin.The postal marks on the envelopes in this collection are very rare and valuable. Mail was handled through the Monocacy. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Mother |