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[Appointment of John Kell to midshipman in the Navy of the United States]

January 11, 1843

Tyler, John, 1790-1862

Partially printed commission effective from 9 September 1841. Co-signed by L.B. Hardin and Abel P. Upshur, Secretary of the Navy. Seal missing.

GLC00684.01

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[Appointment of John Kell to Lieutenant of the United States Navy]

24 July 1856

Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869

Commission effective from 15 September 1855. Co-signed by James Cochrane Dobbin, Secretary of the Navy, and L.B. Hardin. Features two detailed patriotic scenes and a paper seal.

GLC00684.03

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