Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870 to William Faxon
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04083 Author/Creator: Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 November 1863 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25 x 19.9 cm. Order a Copy
Written by Rear Admiral Farragut to Faxon as the chief clerk of the Navy Department on stationery of Astor House. Says he saw Mr. Davis, a government paymaster, and told him to go to Washington to settle the matter of the prize money that was turned over to the paymaster of the "Pensacola."
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