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Partridge, N., fl. 1834 [Recommendation letter and certification of military instruction for Paul J. Semmes]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00572.01 Author/Creator: Partridge, N., fl. 1834 Place Written: Charlottesville, Virginia Type: Document signed Date: 21 April 1834 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 24.5 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Partridge certifies that Semmes attended his course at the University of Virginia on military instruction "embracing the practical drills of infantry; permanent & field fortification; artillery; the attack & defense of fortified places; Ancient & Modern Tactics ..." Recommends Semmes and praises him as "attentive to the Instruction, correct in his deportment and his conduct that of the Gentleman and the Soldier." Docket crossed out on verso.

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