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Hawley, Charles E., fl. 1858 to William McBlair

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00722.37 Author/Creator: Hawley, Charles E., fl. 1858 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: May 2, 1858 Pagination: 1 p. : docket : note Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Letter, with McBlair's autograph endorsement signed on the verso. The letter, written on board the U.S.S. "Marion" at Porto Praya, Cape Verde, states that Hawley is ill with dyspepsia, does not believe he can recover on board, and wishes that "a medical survey may be held in my case." McBlair's note on the next page, written on May 3, 1858, on board the U.S.S. "Dale" at Porto Praya, orders the medical examination to be held. Note on bottom of page states that Hawley passed; it is signed by Assistant Surgeons W. Sherman, R. J. Mason and H.W.M. Washington.

McBlair, William, ?-1863
Hawley, Charles E., fl. 1858
Sherman, W., fl. 1858
Washington, H.W.M., fl. 1858
Mason, R.J., fl. 1858

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