1852 – U.S. Navy Department letter informing a ‘ships carpenter’ that he cannot avoid duty with the East Indies Squadron, an assignment that led to his accompanying Commodore Perry to Japan
Envelope or Cover. This one-page stampless folded letter measures approximately 15½” by 9½”. It was written by H. Parker at the Navy Department to Daniel Jones, a ship’s carpenter, at Kittery, Maine. It is datelined, “Washington / 15th March 1832”. It bears and indistinct “free frank” along with a circular..... More