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Monroe, James (1758-1831) [Appointment of Robert S. Falconer to Surgeon's Mate in the U.S. Navy]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.068 Author/Creator: Monroe, James (1758-1831) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Document signed Date: 28 March 1820 Pagination: 1 p. : vellum : docket ; 44 x 33.9 cm. Order a Copy

Countersigned by Secretary of Navy Smith Thompson. Registered by John H. Sherburne. Document says President Monroe has nominated, and the Senate has consented to, the appointment of Robert S. Falconer to Surgeon's's Mate in the U.S. Navy. Includes Navy Department paper seal.

Monroe, James, 1758-1831
Thompson, Smith, 1768-1843
Sherburne, John Henry, 1794-1850
Falconer, Robert S., fl. 1820

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