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2 December 1871
Reynolds, William (1815-1879)
to William Lewis Maury
As requested, he recommended William to R. H. Maury to superintend the James River project. Hopes that William will visit Washington.
GLC04572.37
circa 1860-1870
Men of Mark Publishing Co.
[Portrait of John William Flinn]
Engraving of John William Flinn, noted as published by Men of Mark Publishing Co. located in Washington D.C.
GLC04573.14
20 December 1878
Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891)
to Sarah Butler Woster
Regrets that he cannot part with his commissions and a letter signed by Abraham Lincoln stating that he and his children have agreed that they are too precious. Written on stationary of the Headquarters Army of the United States.
GLC04582
25 October 1864
Fisher, Benjamin Franklin (1834-1915)
[Battle report during the seige of Petersburg]
Written at Headquarters, Army of the Potomac. Originally written by Fisher, Major and Chief Signal Officer, Army of the Potomac. Written to Lieutenant Colonel William Joseph Leonard Nicodemus, Commanding Signal Corps, Washington, D.C. Marked as a...
GLC04592
19 May 1824
The Committee on Foreign Relations
[Report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs on Piracy around Cuba and Puerto Rico from the 18th Congress]
Printed report "Of the Committee on Foreign Affairs to which was referred so much of the President's message, as relates to Piracies committed on the Commerce of the United States, in the neighborhood of the Islands of Cuba and Porto Rico." Says the...
GLC04604.01
12 January 1823
Stewart, Charles (1778-1869)
to Isaac Mayo
Written by Captain Charles Stewart to Lieutenant Isaac Mayo, both of the U.S.S. Franklin. Notes Mayo will receive dispatches 1 & 2 for the Secretary of the Navy and State Department. Says he and Lt. Henry should proceed with them to Panama and from...
GLC04604.03
26 July 1824
Rodgers, John (1773-1838)
Written by Captain John Rodgers to Lt. Isaac Mayo. Mayo is ordered to proceed to Philadelphia and to wait there for further orders for the purpose of assisting the recruiting officer there in shipping and transporting new recruits to the ship "North...
GLC04604.04
23 December 1824
Southard, Samuel L. (1787-1842)
Written by Southard as Secretary of the Navy to Lieutenant Mayo. Southard orders Mayo to return immediately to the U.S.S. North Carolina with all the recruits he has entered for the ship. Mayo was in Philadelphia.
GLC04604.05
20 January 1825
Written by Southard as Secretary of the Navy to Lieutenant Mayo. Southard forwards Commodore Charles Stewart's opinion that Mayo needs to remain in the country for his trial. Says he is to apprise the Department of the Navy of his residence from time...
GLC04604.06
21 July 1825
Southard as Secretary of the Navy asks Lieutenant Mayo to report to Captain James Banon, President of the Naval Court Martial, as a witness in the case of Charles Stewart. Stewart was being accused of convoying a foreign (British) ship into a...
GLC04604.08
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