Folded letter by US Navy Surgeon David Shelton Edwards
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He came to this conclusion after speaking with Mrs. Dallas who agrees that it is likely they will go out on a cruise in the autumn because it will be Commander Dallas' last chance before he leaves. He chides Harriet for not keeping a careful record of their finances. He gives her all of the current news from Pensacola, Florida and finishes by expressing how much he misses her and comments on the weather."}, {"label": "Description", "content": "This letter is part of the correspondence of David Shelton Edwards between the years 1835 and 1848. The 48 letters from this period held by the National Postal Museum are primarily addressed to Edward's wife Harriet; in 1830, Edwards married Harriet Eliza Henry and they had two children, William and Harriet. They kept up a frequent correspondence when his naval service kept them separated. Between 1835 and 1848, Edwards served as a Surgeon at the hospital in the Pensacola Navy Yard, Florida; Fleet Surgeon to the West Indies Squadron; and Surgeon aboard many vessels engaged in the Mexican-American War. His naval career spanned from 1818 to 1861 and his last sea cruise ended in October of 1859 after which he retired to his family home in Connecticut except for a brief time spent at New Bedford, Massachusetts recruiting for the Union Navy during the Civil War. He died in Trumbull, Connecticut on March 18, 1874."}, {"label": "Description", "content": "Reference:"}, {"label": "Description", "content": "National Museum of American History, Naval History Archives. David Shelton Edwards Papers. Accession Number: 1978.0652."}, {"label": "Description", "content": "New York Public Library, Rare Books and Manuscripts Division. \"David S. Edwards papers, 1818-1865.\""}], "name": [{"label": "Writer", "content": "David Shelton Edwards, American, died 1874"}], "topic": [{"label": "Topic", "content": "American Expansion (1800-1860)"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Covers & Letters"}], "place": [{"label": "Place of Origin", "content": "Florida"}, {"label": "Place of Destination", "content": "New York"}], "physicalDescription": [{"label": "Medium", "content": "paper; ink / handwritten"}, {"label": "Dimensions", "content": "39.7 x 31.8 cm (15 5/8 x 12 1/2 in.)"}], "dataSource": [{"label": "Data Source", "content": "National Postal Museum"}], "objectType": [{"label": "Type", "content": "Covers & Associated Letters"}]}}, "url": "edanmdm:npm_1978.0652.22", "hash": "ce42c80be66ae39506e958fe4d1ebb3a3e954306", "docSignature": "7b55f193b60daf1bffc3fb3a49913708", "timestamp": 1663786505, "lastTimeUpdated": 1657961588, "title": "Folded letter by US Navy Surgeon David Shelton Edwards"}