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Madison, James (1751-1836) [Appointment of Joshua Potts as Navy Agent]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.058 Author/Creator: Madison, James (1751-1836) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Printed document signed Date: 21 April 1812 Pagination: 1 p. : vellum ; 28 x 39 cm. Order a Copy

Countersigned by Secretary of Navy Paul Hamilton. Appoints Potts as Navy Agent for Wilmington, North Carolina. Includes Navy Department seal.

Signer of the U.S. Constitution.

Madison, James, 1751-1836
Hamilton, Paul, 1762-1816
Potts, Joshua, fl. 1797-1815

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