Frank R. Oakley Civil War papers
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The Frank R. Oakley Civil War papers consist primarily of transciptions of orders issued by Stephen Mallory, Secretary of the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War, to naval officers in Richmond Virginia and elsewhere, dated 1862. Accompanying these documents are two letters written to Oakley by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward, dated 1865.
Biographical note
Frank R. Oakley lived at 4 Willow Street in Brooklyn Heights.
Arrangement
This small collection is housed in two folders.
Scope and Contents
The Frank R. Oakley Civil War papers consist primarily of transciptions of orders issued by Stephen Mallory, Secretary of the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War, to naval officers in Richmond Virginia and elsewhere, dated 1862. Accompanying these documents are two letters written to Oakley by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward, dated 1865. These letters thank Oakley for sending Seward copies of Mallory's orders.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
The materials in this collection are in the public domain.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Frank R. Oakley Civil War papers, 1974.135, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source and date of acquisition unknown. The papers were formally accessioned in 1974.
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Processing Information
This collection was rehoused and the finding aid revised by Dee Bowers in 2023 and 2024.
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