Letter : Smithfield, to George Bancroft, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C., 1845 October 2.

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Letter : Smithfield, to George Bancroft, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C., 1845 October 2.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122464687

In his letter, Atkinson recommends Major John R. Cooke of Portsmouth for a vacancy in a live oak agency in Florida. Wood from the live oak was used in shipbuilding.

1 p. with leaf.

Library of Virginia

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Library of Virginia

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Bancroft, George, 1800-1891

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George Bancroft was an American historian and statesman, and an active promoter of secondary education both in his home state and at the national level. As U. S. Secretary of the Navy under James K. Polk, Bancroft established the Naval Academy at Annapolis and later served as U.S. Minister to Great Britain (1846-1849), Prussia (1867-1871), and the German Empire (1871-1874). He is best remembered however for his 10-volume History of the United States, a work which fellow historian Leop...

Atkinson, Archibald, 1792-1872

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At the time of this letter, Atkinson was a U.S. representative on the Committees on Naval Affairs and Commerce. George Bancroft was Secretary of the Navy, 1845-1846, during which time he established the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. From the description of Letter : Smithfield, to George Bancroft, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C., 1845 October 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122464687 ...

Cooke, J. R. (John Richard), 1943-

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