DeLancey Floyd-Jones letter to his mother, October 16, 1848

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• DeLancey Floyd-Jones

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20189808

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Letter from DeLancey Floyd-Jones to his mother, Mrs. Henry Floyd-Jones, from the city of New Orleans. The letter describes his experiences in a hurricane or tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico in October 1848, including the death of Lieutenant Perry, "son of the old Commodore so distinguished in Naval history."

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1848-10-16

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DeLancey Floyd-Jones Letters

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AR491-1-4

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Correspondence

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