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Contains 20 Results:
Shanghai, China, 1900 September 23
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
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Letter written by Orion Ashenfelter to his family. He starts his letter by telling his family that he received their most recent letters. He tells them that he can’t begin to describe the “walled city” but that there are men running around everywhere on little wagons. He says that the streets are so narrow that the Chinese people always walk in single file lines. Orion goes on to describe Shanghai and his experiences during his stay there.
Dates:
1900 September 23
Shanghai, China, 1900 October 26
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
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Letter written by Orion Ashenfelter to his family. Orion starts his letter by telling his family that he received a bulk of letters all together. He said he was surprised to find out that Bob was in Rhode Island, and said he would fear for his brother’s safety until he heard news that he was back home. Orion writes a bit about the map of China to explain to his family where he is. He wrote that when they set anchor, the natives approached the ship to sell beautiful leopard and tiger skins...
Dates:
1900 October 26
Nagasaki, Japan, 1900 November 16
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
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Letter written by Orion Ashenfelter to his family. Orion starts his letter by apologizing that his family did not receive his last letter. He informs them that he stopped by Shanghai for repairs and describes how food such as chicken are prepared, he says that he included a photograph so she can get an idea of what meal time is like. Orion describes the temples as being beautiful with a marvelous bird’s eye view of Nagasaki. Orion writes that it is his first Christmas away from home, and...
Dates:
1900 November 16
Nagasaki, Japan, 1900 December 4
File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
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Letter written by Orion Ashenfelter to his family. Orion starts off his letter by notifying his family that he received his father’s letter. He lets them know that he had a very pleasant Christmas. He writes that he is not sure whether the war will end anytime soon, seeing that you hear nothing but the talk about war. Orion lets his family know that he has sent additional photographs of the trees that General Grant and his wife planted as well as the streets of Nagasaki and closes his...
Dates:
1900 December 4
Nagasaki, Japan, 1900 December 28
File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
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Letter written by Orion Ashenfelter to his family. Orion starts his song by saying that since it’s the end of the year, he will give his family a description of what his first year in the Navy has been like. He starts off by saying that was sworn in at the League Island Navy Yard. Orion was then transferred to the U.S.S.R.S. at Norfolk, Va. Afterwards, he was transferred to the U. S. S. Buffalo at the Norfolk dock yards. Orion goes on to give specific dates in which he was in places such as...
Dates:
1900 December 28
San Fernando Island of Luzon, 1901 February 14
File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
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Letter written by Orion Ashenfelter to his family. Orion told writes to his folks and tells them that he wanted to have a letter ready in case a ship that was picking up mail happened to pass. He informs them that he left Japanese land on January 29th and headed down to Manila. He tells his parents that his current location was a small bay called San Fernando. He describes the scenery of San Fernando. He tells her that their source of meat is fish. He tells his mother not to worry as he will...
Dates:
1901 February 14
Singapore Malay, 1901 July 12
File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
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Letter written by Orion Ashenfelter to his parents. He tell them that he left Manila on July 3rd and that after a rough trip, they arrived in Singapore on July 10th. He describes it as a very beautiful country. He tells his mother that they spent the 4th of July at sea and that most of the guys had a goodtime, however, he was sick that day. Orion tells his mother that they spend most of their evenings singing. He lets his mother know that before he left Manila, he sent his father 2 boxes of...
Dates:
1901 July 12
Genoa, Italy, 1901 September 29
File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
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Letter written by Orion Ashenfelter to his family. Orion lets his family know that he has every third day off. He describes Genoa as being fine and that he would live there if he could. He says the Genoa has fine weather and music. He describes an exhibit that features a statue of Columbus along with some letters that he wrote. He wishes to make enough money to visit Monte Carlo and he recommends that his parents read Mark Twain because it gives a very good description of some of the cities...
Dates:
1901 September 29
Genoa, Italy, 1901 November 3
File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents
Letter written by Orion Ashenfelter to his family. Orion starts off by greeting his family and telling them that he is okay and that he wishes the same for them. He tells his mother that he has sent her a painting of the ship that he was onboard, which was the first ship that fired a gun in the war with Spain. He mentions that the painting also includes the Chicago on the right, as well as the U.S.S. Albany. Orion writes that for the last 8 months he has been doing the duties of an officer...
Dates:
1901 November 3
Orion New Address, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
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In the letter written by Orion Ashenfelter, he apologizes for his letter and says he ran out of time to write a new letter since his last one had been destroyed. Orion ends the letter by giving his new address to receive correspondence.
Dates:
undated