ALS, [185-] : [s.l.], to Mr. Blunt.

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ALS, [185-] : [s.l.], to Mr. Blunt.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/15301979

Asks for help in getting a patent for Mrs. Ellen Blunt, daughter of Francis Scott Key, whose "invention for lowering lifeboats with safety" was approved by the Secretary of the Navy, James Dobbin.

3 1/2 p. ; 20 x 13 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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