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Welsh, Charles W., fl. 1850-1856 [Navy Department orders for Edward Archer]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01896.018 Author/Creator: Welsh, Charles W., fl. 1850-1856 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Manuscript signed Date: 1856/07/12 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25 x 20 cm Order a Copy

Request for a signature on Archer's oath of office.

Archer, Edward Richard, 1834-1918
Welsh, Charles W., fl. 1856

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