Letter to J[ames] K[irke] Paulding. Washington, DC. 1841 Jan. 22.

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Letter to J[ames] K[irke] Paulding. Washington, DC. 1841 Jan. 22.

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Recommending a young man as a midshipman in the Navy.

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Paulding, James Kirke, 1778-1860

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Author and naval officer. A close friend of Washington Irving, Paulding collaborated with him to produce the satirical periodical, Salmagundi. He also wrote poetry, fiction, and a popular biography of George Washington. President Martin Van Buren appointed Paulding Secretary of the Navy in 1839, in which post he served until 1841. From the description of [Letter] 1839 May 7, Navy Department [Washington, D.C., to] Gilbert Davis, New York. (University of South Florida). WorldCat record...

Dodge, Augustus C. (Augustus Caesar), 1812-1883

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