![]() These assignments kept him stationed in and around the Gulf of Mexico as well as the Washington DC Navy Yard for part of this period. Between 18, he was appointed 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. They kept up a frequent correspondence when his naval career kept them separated. In 1830, Edwards married Harriet Eliza Henry and they had two children, William and Harriet. He served in the 1820s aboard many different vessels that suppressed piracy in both the Caribbean and the Mediterranean following the Barbary Wars. He graduated from the Yale Medical School and soon after joined the navy as an Assistant Surgeon. David Shelton Edwards served as a doctor in the United States Navy from 1818 to 1861. In the latter part of the letter he tells Harriet about what he has been doing in his free time including evenings spent with Florida Governor John Eaton and his wife, as well as an evening with Captain Strong and his description and sketch of Strong's house in Pensacola. Ward wants to see his wife badly but does not want her to come alone. James Ward (the wife of a commander at the Navy Yard) as a traveling companion since Mr. He tells her to sell most of their furniture but lists several items that she should purchase and bring with her. David Shelton Edwards begins this letter with instructions for his wife Harriet in preparation for her trip from her home in New York to visit him at his station in Pensacola, Florida. Frequent correspondents often numbered their letters to indicate to the recipient if any letters went missing or delayed. The notation "25th" (top center) probably indicates this is the sender's 25th letter. The absence of the word "Paid" indicates that the letter was sent unpaid and 25 cents was collected from the addressee. The word "single" refers to the letter being only one sheet of paper requiring a single rate of 25 cents for traveling more than 400 miles. ![]() ![]() ![]() The notation "steamboat" may indicate that the letter went by steamboat to Mobile. Object Details Description In 1835 the letter probably would have traveled overland or by steamboat to Mobile, Alabama, where it joined the Great Mail route north using combinations of horse, coach, steamboat and train. ![]()
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