Southard, Samuel Lewis, 1787-1842 to Isaac Mayo
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04604.05 Author/Creator: Southard, Samuel Lewis, 1787-1842 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 December 1824 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 24.6 cm, Width: 19.9 cm Order a Copy
Written by Southard as Secretary of the Navy to Lieutenant Mayo. Southard orders Mayo to return immediately to the U.S.S. North Carolina with all the recruits he has entered for the ship. Mayo was in Philadelphia.
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