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Davidson, Hunter, 1827-1913 to William McBlair

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00722.35 Author/Creator: Davidson, Hunter, 1827-1913 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript letter Date: April 23, 1858 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 31 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Copy of a letter to McBlair, stating that some of the bolts, chains, and ironwork on board the "Dale" are "defective and unsafe." Letter written on board the U.S.S. "Dale," at Porto Praya, Cape Verde.

Davidson, Hunter, 1827-1913
McBlair, William, ?-1863

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