Russell, Charles C., fl. 1799 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07224 Author/Creator: Russell, Charles C., fl. 1799 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 14, 1799 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 24.8 cm, Width: 19.9 cm Order a Copy
Russell thanks Knox for writing to Secretary of Navy Benjamin Stoddert on his behalf. Stoddert said he did not know that Captain Nicholson "should take on himself the right to retain the Lieutenants Commissions, only to Midshipman and petty officers."
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