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Tyler, John, 1790-1862 [Appointment of John Kell to midshipman in the Navy of the United States]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00684.01 Author/Creator: Tyler, John, 1790-1862 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 11 January 1843 Pagination: 1 p. : vellum ; 21 x 29 cm. Order a Copy

Partially printed commission effective from 9 September 1841. Co-signed by L.B. Hardin and Abel P. Upshur, Secretary of the Navy. Seal missing.

Tyler, John, 1790-1862
Upshur, Abel P., 1790-1844
Hardin, L.B., fl. 1843-1856
Kell, John McIntosh, 1823-1900

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