Tittle, George A. to his sister
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02828.06 Author/Creator: Tittle, George A. Place Written: Aboard USS Kearsarge at Cadiz, Spain Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 January 1863 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25.2 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy
Says last letter sent was on 25 November 1862 by a barque bound for New York. Says they are at the Navy Yard in Cadiz with no prospect of leaving before the middle of March. Says if they went to an American port all their repairs could have been done in 20 days. Reports that Captain Pickering and their first lieutenant have been ordered home and that Captain Winslow and Lieutenant Thornton have been sent to the "Kearsage." They will arrive in a few days by the "Vanderbilt."
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