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John C. Calhoun, at the time of writing U.S.Secretary of State, requests that Robert Oliver Gibbes, the son of a "highly respectable citizen of Carolina," be listed as an applicant for Midshipman. Dated December 3, 1844.
Transcription
State Dept. 3d. Dec. 1844 My dear Sir The enclosed is from a highly respectable citizen of Carolina, now at Paris. In conformity with his request, I will thank you to place the name of his son, Robert Oliver Gibbes, on the list of applicants for Midshipmen’s warrant in your office, with the letter. Yours truly, J.C. Calhoun
Creation Date
12-3-1844
Creator Life Dates
1872-1850
Keywords
John C. Calhoun, recommendation, Robert Oliver Gibbes, midshipman, warrant, enclosure, December 3, 1844
Resource Identifier
110405-16
Date Digital
March 2014
Document Type
Manuscript
Disciplines
United States History
Publisher
Wofford College
Format (medium)
manuscript
Format (IMT)
Language
En-us
Digitization Specifications
800ppi 24-bit depth color; Scanned with an Epson 15000 Photo scanner with Epson Scan software; Archival master is a TIFF; TIFFs converted to PDF with Adobe Acrobat XI Pro.
Source
The original from which this digital representation is taken is housed in The Littlejohn Collection at Wofford College, located in the Sandor Teszler Library.
Recommended Citation
Calhoun, John C., "Letter from John C. Calhoun requesting Robert Oliver Gibbes be listed as an applicant for Midshipman, December 3, 1844." (1844). Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection. 193.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/littlejohnmss/193
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