2005-03
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/28/2005
SEMMES, Raphael (1809-1877) United States Navy 1837-1860. Confederate States Navy 1861-1865. As Commander of the Confederate ship "Alabama" he executed the mission to inflict the greatest injury to the enemy's commerce in the shortest time. Autograph Letter Signed, “ R. Semmes” 1p. octavo, March 17, 1860, Washington, Light House Board, addressed to S.F. Baird, it reads in part: “...The better mode of distributing your pamphlets to light house papers would be to send them to the Inspectors of the Districts, whose addressed you will find in the ADCM...The Inspectors will take pleasure in distributing them, as they visit the lights. From the same lsits you will learn the number necessary to be sent to each Insepctor....” Fine.
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