Catalog of Manuscript Collections

Creator: Andrew Hull Foote (1806-1863) Extent: 2 boxes (250 items) Description: These are mainly letters written to Foote by colleagues in the Navy, missionaries, and diplomats he met on his voyages, relating to naval affairs, missionary work, and slavery. Includes letters to his second wife, Caroline Augusta (Street) Foote (d. 1863) and other family members. Additions includes correspondence of Andrew H. Foote, Augustus E. Foote, Samuel E. Foote, Eudocia Foote, and Aurelia Foote; legal documents, accounts, and receipts of the Foote family; and photographs of Andrew H. Foote and his wife, Josephine C. Foote. Research Topics: History of the Foote family; naval affairs, missionary work, and the slavery question in the 19th century