Julia (du Pont) Shubrick and her husband, Irvine Shubrick, papers, 1817-1881
Part of collection: Victor Marie du Pont's children's papers (WMSS-V)
Dates
- Creation: 1817-1881
Biographical Note
Julia Sophie Angélique du Pont became the wife of Irvine Shubrick (1797-1849) in 1824. He was one of the four sons of Colonel Thomas Shubrick (1755-1810) and Mary Branford Shubrick (1757-1832), of South Carolina, all of whom had notable careers in the United States Navy. Shubrick entered the Navy in 1814 and served under Stephen Decatur in the Algerine War. He was commissioned a lieutenant in 1825. From 1831 to 1834 he served in the Pacific. After taking command of the Saratoga he was on the Brazil station from 1844 to 1847. His last post was that of inspector at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, from 1848 to his death in 1849.
Of his five children, the eldest, Thomas Branford Shubrick (1825-1847), had a naval career, and was killed in action at Veracruz, while a daughter, Alicia Cecelia Shubrick (1830-1894), entered a convent and was afterward known as Mother Mary Jerome. Another daughter, Gabrielle Josephine Shubrick (1835-1894), married Robert Erskine Anderson Crofton (1834-1898) of the United States Army, who was cited for gallantry in the battles of Shiloh, Chickamauga, and Missionary Ridge during the Civil War, and later served at western outposts.
Scope and Contents
Julia du Pont Shubrick's papers primarily consist of outgoing correspondence sent to Du Pont family members, particularly her brother, Samuel Francis Du Pont, while he was away at sea, and her sister-in-law, Sophie M. Du Pont. Her letters contain information about the activities of family and friends. After her marriage, her letters to her brother express her disappointment about her husband's absence while away on naval duty. She also frequently wrote about her children while they were young adults; topics include their education; the death of her sons; and her daughter, Alicia Cecelia Shubrick's, entrance into a covent and the distress it caused her. Another daughter, Gabrielle Shubrick Crofton (1835-1894), was married to an army officer, and Julia du Pont Shubrick wrote to relatives detailing her daughter's life in army outposts in the American West.
Irvine Shubrick's letters to his brother-in-law, Samuel Francis DuPont, contain detailed references to naval matters, including the movement of ships, controversies, and their fellow officers.
Extent
From the Collection: 3 Linear Feet
Additional Description
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Related Names
Creator
- From the Collection: Du Pont, Amelia, 1796-1869 (Person)
- From the Collection: Du Pont, Charles I. (Charles Irénée), 1797-1869 (Person)
- From the Collection: Shubrick, Julia du Pont, 1806-1882 (Person)
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
