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Simpson, Edward, 1824-1888 No. 2 letters. U.S.N .

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05911.15 Author/Creator: Simpson, Edward, 1824-1888 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript Date: 31 May 1876-16 July 1877 Pagination: 1 v. : 186 p. ; 31.5 x 21.5 cm. Order a Copy

Captain Simpson's letters from the U.S.S. Omaha cruising off the western coast of Central and South America. Includes two letters from Newport, Rhode Island dated April 1877.

Simpson, Edward, 1824-1888

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