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Kennard, Joel S., 1819-? to William McBlair

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00722.26 Author/Creator: Kennard, Joel S., 1819-? Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1858 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 32 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Kennard requests McBlair's permission to punish a sailor for insubordination. Letter written before March 1858, on board the U.S.S. "Dale."

McBlair, William, ?-1863
Kennard, Joel S., 1819-?

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