Cunningham, John S., ?-1894 to William McBlair
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00722.15 Author/Creator: Cunningham, John S., ?-1894 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: October 22, 1857 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
Cunningham lists how many rations sailors are willing to give up, and how long the current rations will last at that rate. Letter written on board the U.S.S. "Dale," on the "Kongo River." John S. Cunningham was a purser in the United States Navy; he later rose to paymaster.
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