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Description:
Hull, Commodore Isaac (1773-1843) Secretarial Letter Signed, Washington Navy Yard, 10 February 1832. Single leaf inscribed on one page, docketed on verso. To Nash Legrand, Navy Agent for the port of Norfolk, Virginia, requisitioning old canvas and suitable spars for schooner building be sent along to the Washington Navy Yard aboard the first vessel or steam boat leaving from Norfolk to Washington, docketed on verso, signs of old mount, old folds, some toning, matted and framed, 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.
Estimate $400-600
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Keywords
Nash Legrand, Isaac, Washington Navy, Norfolk
Stephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000

Christopher D. Fox
Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3200

Paul O’Hara
Business Administrator, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3224
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