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Dozier, J.D., fl. 1858 Report of prisoners confind on board U S ship Dale

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00722.38 Author/Creator: Dozier, J.D., fl. 1858 Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: 5 July 1858 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 31 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Lists eight prisoners held on board the ship. Two were imprisoned for desertion, the rest for lesser, insubordinate acts. Dozier was Master at Arms for the U.S.S. "Dale."

Dozier, J.D., fl. 1858

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