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1867 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LETTER HANDWRITTEN BY A US NAVY ENGINEER FROM CALLAS PERU TO HIS PAL ON LEAVE

1867 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LETTER HANDWRITTEN BY A US NAVY ENGINEER FROM CALLAS PERU TO HIS PAL ON LEAVE

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On offer is an interesting 1867 manuscript four [4] page letter handwritten by a United States Navy Engineer, officer, likely, named Potts while aboard the USS Dacotah writing to his friend Hiram Parker Jr. who was on leave from the Dacotah. Potts wrote this letter from Callas Peru on January 12th 1867. He writes a detail packed missive to his friend with tales of a man lost overboard, men with injuries, an Admiral transferring his pennant and one of the crew stealing money and deserting and much more. Overall G+.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF, POTTS, USS DACOTAH, USS DAKOTA, CIVIL WAR VETERAN, CALLAS, PERU, NAVAL, MARINE, US SEAMAN, ENGINEERS, UNITED STATES NAVY, US, US NAVY, HIRAM PARKER JR, SOUTH AMERICA, AMERICANA, HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, AUTOGRAPHED, AUTHORS, MANUSCRIPT, DOCUMENT, LETTER, AUTOGRAPH, KEEPSAKE, WRITER, HAND WRITTEN, DOCUMENTS, SIGNED, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, HISTORICAL, HOLOGRAPH, WRITERS, AUTOGRAPHS, PERSONAL, MEMOIR, MEMORIAL, PERSONAL HISTORY, ARCHIVE, DIARY, DIARIES, ANTIQUITÉ, CONTRAT, VÉLIN, DOCUMENT, MANUSCRIT, PAPIER ANTIKE, BRIEF, PERGAMENT, DOKUMENT, MANUSKRIPT, PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO, ATTO, VELINA, DOCUMENTO, MANOSCRITTO, CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD, HECHO, VITELA, DOCUMENTO, MANUSCRITO, PAPEL,

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