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Dorr, S.B., fl. 1863 to W.H.S. Fintress

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03804.07 Author/Creator: Dorr, S.B., fl. 1863 Place Written: Vicksburg, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 July 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 31.8 x 20.1 cm. Order a Copy

Written by Dorr as commander of USS "Hamilton" to Fintress as the commander of the USS "Rattler." Recommends that Dr. W.H. Wilson of the U.S. Navy on board the "Rattler" be forwarded to the North "to be designated for the benefit of his health." Dorr says Wilson is in a critical state. Also recommends that a trusted officer escort Wilson. Written while aboard the USS "Hamilton"

Walker, John George, 1821-1893

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