Letter, December 17, 1858.

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Letter, December 17, 1858.

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Autographed letter signed to Paul [Langdon], Norfolk, VA, 17 December 1858, asking him to serve as his captain's clerk in USS Brooklyn, assigned to the Gulf of Mexico. States that the pay and the travel are not inducements but he would be pleased if Langdon accepted. Farragut discusses his orders for a trial cruise and other candidates for captain's clerk.

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Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870

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David Glasgow Farragut (also spelled Glascoe; July 5, 1801 – August 14, 1870) was a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral in the United States Navy. He is remembered for his order at the Battle of Mobile Bay usually paraphrased as "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead" in U.S. Navy tradition. Born near Knoxville, Tennessee, Farragut was fostered by naval officer David Porter after the death of his mother...

Langdon, Paul.

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Brooklyn (Ship)

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