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Master Commander M. C. Perry orders Acting Sailing Master George A. Prentiss to report to the "Commanding Office of the Receiving Ships for performing duty on board that vessel," dated February 4, 1834.
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US Navy New York February 4 1834 Sir, You will report to the Commanding Office of the Receiving ship for performing Duty on board that vessel. Respectfully, M. C. Perry Master Commander Acting Sailing Master George A. Prentiss US Navy
Creation Date
2-4-1834
City
Brooklyn
County
Kings
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Creator Life Dates
1794-1858
Keywords
US Navy, New York, US Navy Yard, M. C. Perry, George A. Prentiss, ship, vessel, February 4 1834, 1834.
Resource Identifier
080420-42
Date Digital
April 2014
Document Type
Manuscript
Disciplines
Military History | United States History
Publisher
Wofford College
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
Perry, Matthew Calbraith Master Commander and Prentiss, George A. Acting Sailing Master, "M.C. Perry letter to Acting Sailing Master, George A. Prentiss. New York, 1834." (1834). Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection. 208.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/littlejohnmss/208
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