Stoddert, Benjamin (1751-1813) to unknown
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00308.06 Author/Creator: Stoddert, Benjamin (1751-1813) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 August 1799 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 25.4 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy
Stoddert, Secretary of the Navy, discusses his [will?] with an unidentified recipient. States "Gordon is so great a Liar, that I conclude merely because he says otherwise, that the [will?] is in good condition." Docket on verso states "Ben Stoddert Philadelphia 14 August 1799." Also docketed below text.
Appointed in 1798, Stoddert was the first Secretary of the Navy.
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