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Naval Commissions and letters signed by George Bancroft, Gov. Shunk, and two other secretaries of the Navy concerning William F. Shunk's appointment aboard the U.S. Sloop of War Preble, 1846-1850 Box 1, Folder 8

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Pen and pencil sketches by William F. Shunk (forty-seven items), 1846-1850 Box 1, Folder 22

Many of the sketches include hand-written annotations and some correspondence.

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Poems by William F. Shunk, written in long hand, After 1843 Box 1, Folder 9

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Recounting the voyage from Lima to San Francisco, Monterey, Panama, Mazatlan, and again to Callao and back to Monterey, 1828-1903 Box 1, Folder 3

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Recounting the voyage from San Blas to Hawaii and on to Boca Tigris, Whampoa, and Shanghai and return to Honolulu, 1828-1903 Box 1, Folder 4

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Recounting the voyage of the Preble from Brooklyn to Callao and Lima, Peru, 1828-1903 Box 1, Folder 2

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Speeches and other materials, written in long hand, prepared by Governor Francis Rawn Shunk of Pennsylvania, 1845-1848 Box 1, Folder 20-21

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William Findlay Shunk papers, 1828-1903 0.5 Linear Feet

Shunk, William Findlay, 1830-1907

Correspondence, journal, speeches and miscellanea of William F. Shunk and his family. Shunk exchanged letters with family members in Pennsylvania while sailing around the world, circa 1846-1849. The sloop, Preble, stopped in many ports, including Cape Verdes, Rio de Janiero, Hawaii, Hong Kong, and Canton, China. Speeches of his father, Francis Rawn Shunk, governor of Pennsylvania, are also included.

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