DeKoven, William, 1824-1851

Abstract This collection consists of 4 oversize ledgers containing the journal entries and notes of midshipman William DeKoven, (1824-1851). William was a native of Middletown and entered Wesleyan with the class of 1843 although he never graduated. For the rest of his short life, he sailed the world, visiting ports in South America, India, China and West Africa. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy (then called the U.S. Naval School), and was there promoted to Passed Midshipman on August 10, 1847. ...