Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819 to Benjamin W. Crowninshield

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GLC#
GLC00496.273.01-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
September 4, 1817
Author/Creator
Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819
Title
to Benjamin W. Crowninshield
Place Written
Newport, Rhode Island
Pagination
Language
English
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
The First Age of Reform

Perry writes to the secretary of the navy to recommend Dr. Richard Stevens for a position as a surgeon in the navy. Cites his experience as a surgeon's mate aboard the frigate Java in the Mediterranean and attests to his "extensive acquirements and eminent professional qualifications." The letter is pasted to a piece of paper. Pasted to the verso is an unrelated, undated note pertaining to a woman's request to have her husband's remains buried in the proper cemetery, which had been communicated through Commodore Perry.

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