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Livingston, John William Turk, 1804-1885 to William McBlair

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00722.11 Author/Creator: Livingston, John William Turk, 1804-1885 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: June 16, 1857 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 33 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Livingston is ordering McBlair to sail to Porto Praya and await further orders. Also orders him to deliver enclosed orders to Commander Thompson. Letter written on board the U.S.S. "St. Louis" in Funchal Bay, Madeira. John W. Livingston was then a United States Naval officer and the senior commander of the African Squadron; he reached the rank of rear admiral in 1868. His father was the famous naval officer William Turk, but John changed his surname to Livingston in 1843.

Livingston, John William Turk, 1804-1885
McBlair, William, ?-1863

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