Letter, July 9, 1850.

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Letter, July 9, 1850.

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Manuscript letter signed, July 9, 1850, to Purser John A. Bates, Washington, D.C., with a request to return $870.43 of public money to the Treasury.

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Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6940153

Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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