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Fendall, Philip Richard II, 1794-1868 to James R.Y. Fendall

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03135.11.09 Author/Creator: Fendall, Philip Richard II, 1794-1868 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter Date: 18 September 1865 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 19.9 cm Order a Copy

Mentions a variety of government job opportunities which require the appointee to take the oath of allegiance to the United States, and mentions some positions which have not required it. Contains an extensive docket dated 21 October.

Fendall, James Robert Young, fl. 1838-1867
Fendall, Philip Richard II, 1794-1868

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