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Rear Admiral David Farragut Letter Signed

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Rear Admiral David Farragut Letter Signed
<B>Rear Admiral David Farragut Letter Signed,</B></I> “<I>D. G. Farragut</B></I>”, one page, 7.5” x 9.75”, Pensacola, Florida, March 11, 1864, to Alfred B. Ferguson, Sabine Pass, Texas. Secretarially penned aboard the U.S.S. <I>Hartford,</B></I> the letter reads: “<I>If Richard Brown Boatswain's Mate on board your vessel has as he represents, served in the U.S. Naval service for four years, you will transfer him to the first Transport going North, as one of her crew; to be discharged upon his arrival at the North.</B></I>” Light toning along edges, very fine condition. On August 5, 1864 Farragut would win the great Battle of Mobile Bay from the quarterdeck of his flagship, the U.S.S. <I>Hartford</B></I>.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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