Thomas Melvill autograph [manuscript], [1805 Apr 17]

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Thomas Melvill autograph [manuscript], [1805 Apr 17]

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/318542358

Autograph of Thomas Melvill, Collector and J. Watriz?, Jr. Naval Officer, probably clipped from a customs list.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Melvill, Thomas, 1751-1832

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Major in Revolution. Naval Officer of Boston. One of the Boston Tea Party. Famous as the subject of Homer's Poem, "The Last Leaf." "I saw him once before As he passed by the door," etc. From the description of Permit, 1815, November 10, Boston. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122647871 Merchant & grandfather of Herman Melville. Came from a Scottish background, participated in the Boston Tea Party, was a Major in the Crafts Artillery Regiment in the Revolutionary ...