Thompson, Jacob, 1810-1885 to James C. Dobbin
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02459.31 Author/Creator: Thompson, Jacob, 1810-1885 Place Written: Memphis, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 30 August 1855 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 24.3 x 19.1 cm. Order a Copy
Informs Dobbin, United States Secretary of the Navy, that J. P. Milton, presently the Secretary of the Commandant of the Navy Yard at Memphis, desires appointment as a Naval purser. Writes, "By the discontinuance of the Navy Yard at this place, he will be thrown out of employment. I hope you may be able to confer this appointment... the Government could not do better than to avail itself of his services- Let me insist upon a favorable consideration of his application..." Docket indicates that the appointment is desired by John P. Milton.
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