Semmes, Raphael, 1809-1877 to Samuel Barron re: U.S.S. Kearsage off the port side
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06730 Author/Creator: Semmes, Raphael, 1809-1877 Place Written: Cherbourg Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1864/06/14 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.3 cm, Width: 12.7 cm Order a Copy
"The Kearsage is off the port, which I understand of course, as a challenge." Also he deposited four and a half sacks of gold sovereign in Cherbourg.
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