William W. Bates papers, 1857-1912

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Bates, William W. (William Wallace), 1827-1912

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Papers of Bates, a shipbuilder at Manitowoc, Wis., and Chicago, and authority on subjects connected with navigation, consisting of a number of blueprints, drawings, specifications, and plans for ve...

Papers of Bates, a shipbuilder at Manitowoc, Wis., and Chicago, and authority on subjects connected with navigation, consisting of a number of blueprints, drawings, specifications, and plans for vessels; a few bills and receipts; letters to George C. Walker about his yacht; several muster rolls and letters relating to Bates' Civil War service in Company K, 19th Wisconsin Infantry; and the manuscript of his "American Navigation; The Political History of Its Rise and Ruin" published in 1902.

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