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Cummings, A. B., fl. 1857-1858 to William McBlair

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00722.10 Author/Creator: Cummings, A. B., fl. 1857-1858 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: June 1, 1857 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Reports that two crewmen, Charles Moore and John Duggin, were caught drunk and fighting, and that Duggin was also insubordinate. Written on board the U.S.S. "Dale," off of Funchal on the island of Madeira. Cummings was a lieutenant aboard the "Dale."

Cummings, A. B., fl. 1857-1858
McBlair, William, ?-1863
Moore, Charles, fl. 1857
Duggin, John, fl. 1857

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