Miscellany, 1845, 1857.

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Miscellany, 1845, 1857.

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Circular, dated Navy Department, April 8, 1945, signed by George Bancroft, regarding an act approved by Congress relating to the enlistment of boys in the Navy and an extension of enlistment for seamen; and a letter, dated New York, May 26, 1857 from Bancroft asking for a publication of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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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...

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