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Title

Letter from Isaac Toucey, Secretary of the Navy, to Lt. George W. Rodgers containing instructions for latter's transfer to the U.S.S. Constitution in Annapolis. Written in Washington, D.C., September 5, 1860.

Authors

Isaac Toucey, Department of the Navy

Files

Description

A letter from Isaac Toucey to George W. Rodgers containing instructions from the Navy Department. According to Toucey, Rodgers is to detach from the New York Naval base on the 15th, arrive in Annapolis, Maryland on the 20th, and then report to Captain Blake for duty on the U.S.S Constitution. Washington D.C., September 5, 1860.

Transcription

Navy Department 5 September 1860. Sir, On the 15th Inst., you will regard yourself as detached from Ordnance duty at the New York Navy Yard, and you will proceed to Annapolis, Md., by the 20th Inst. and report on that day, to Captain Blake, for duty on board the U.S. Ship Constitution, attached to the Naval Academy, at that place. I am respectfully, Your obedt. servt. [signed] I. Toucey Lieutenant Geo. W. Rodgers, U.S.N. New York.

Creation Date

9-5-1860

City

New York

County

New York

State/Province

New York

Country

United States

Creator Life Dates

1796-1869

Keywords

Isaac Toucey, George W. Rodgers, Navy Department, Captain Black, U.S.S. Constitution, Annapolis, Maryland, New York, Naval Academy, 05 September 1860, September 5 1860, 1860

Resource Identifier

080416-16

Date Digital

May 2014

Document Type

Manuscript

Disciplines

Military History | United States History

Format (medium)

manuscript

Format (IMT)

PDF

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

Toucey, Isaac, "Letter from Isaac Toucey, Secretary of the Navy, to Lt. George W. Rodgers containing instructions for latter's transfer to the U.S.S. Constitution in Annapolis. Written in Washington, D.C., September 5, 1860." (1860). Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection. 256.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/littlejohnmss/256

Creative Commons License

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