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Monroe, James, 1758-1831 [Endorsement securing naval commission]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.195 Author/Creator: Monroe, James, 1758-1831 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph endorsement signed Date: December 17, 1816 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 24.9 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Initial letter was written by Francis Taliaferro Brooke, a judge on the Virginia Supreme Court to Monroe as Secretary of State requesting a recommendation for a naval position for Dr. Benjamin D. Russel. Brooke said Russel's health was damaged during his work as a surgeon of militia in the War of 1812 and that he was ordered to breathe sea air to recover it. Asks Monroe to oblige this experiment. On verso over address, Monroe endorses the request to the Secretary of the Navy. Initialed "JM" after his endorsement.

Brooke, Francis Taliaferro, 1763-1851
Monroe, James, 1758-1831
Russel, Benjamin D., fl. 1814

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