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to John B. Marchand [Fragment]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02680.33 Author/Creator: Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter Date: 8 March 1870 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 12.5 cm Order a Copy

Discussing a bill in Congress relating to naval officers (possibly the "Joint resolution to regulate the effect of a vote of the thanks of Congress upon promotion in the navy," GLC02680.32.) Appears that pages at the end are missing. Written by an unnamed Naval officer on Navy Department Bureau of Navigation and Office of Detail stationery.

Marchand, John Bonnett, 1808-1875

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