to Richard T. Renshaw

Lenthall, John, fl. 1865 to Richard T. Renshaw

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GLC#
GLC02254.30-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
17 August 1865
Author/Creator
Lenthall, John, fl. 1865
Title
to Richard T. Renshaw
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 19 cm, Width: 34 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

The Chief of the Navy Bureau of Construction and Repair writes to Renshaw in response to a letter "enclosing charters with schooners 'Farland' and 'Montevue'." Asks Renshaw to communicate with Commandant Berrien about "barges belonging to the Government...which would be less costly than these vessels at 50 dollars per day." Written on stationery of the Navy Department Bureau of Construction and Repair. Lenthall, chief constructor of the Navy, headed the bureau from 1851-1871.

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