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Rodgers, John, 1773-1838 to Isaac Mayo

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04604.04 Author/Creator: Rodgers, John, 1773-1838 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 July 1824 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 24.8 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Written by Captain John Rodgers to Lt. Isaac Mayo. Mayo is ordered to proceed to Philadelphia and to wait there for further orders for the purpose of assisting the recruiting officer there in shipping and transporting new recruits to the ship "North Carolina." Note on verso, initialed by Isaac Mayo, says that he remained in Philadelphia "several months" to assist the sailors on the "North Carolina" in Norfolk.

Mayo, Isaac, fl. 1823-1832

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