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Collection material in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The correspondence of Forbes W. Manchester, whaler, was purchased by the Library of Congress in 1997.
The Forbes W. Manchester correspondence was arranged and described in 1998. The finding aid was revised in 2008.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Forbes W. Manchester is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The Forbes W. Manchester correspondence isopen to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Forbes W. Manchester Correspondence, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The correspondence of Forbes W. Manchester (circa 1829- ) consist of
letters spanning the years 1858-1869. The letters are primarily from his wife,
Rhoda M. Manchester, of Adamsville (Little Compton), Rhode Island, to
Manchester in 1858 and 1859 while he was on a whaling voyage to the Indian and
Pacific oceans aboard the
This collection is arranged chronologically.