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Mayo, Isaac, 1791-1861 to John Branch

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04604.18 Author/Creator: Mayo, Isaac, 1791-1861 Place Written: Off Cape Hayti, Saint Domingo Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 June 1830 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; Height: 25.3 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Written by Lieutenant Commander Mayo as commander of the U.S.S. Grampus, which was off the coast of Saint Domingo, to Branch as Secretary of the Navy. Better copy of GLC04606.17. Marked "No. 2" in docket.

Mayo, Isaac, fl. 1823-1832

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