Tyler, John (1790-1862) [Appointment of John Kell to midshipman in the Navy of the United States]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00684.01 Author/Creator: Tyler, John (1790-1862) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Document signed Date: 11 January 1843 Pagination: 1 p. : vellum ; 21 x 29 cm. Order a Copy
Partially printed commission effective from 9 September 1841. Co-signed by L.B. Hardin and Abel P. Upshur, Secretary of the Navy. Seal missing.
John Kell was a midshipman aboard the Falmouth until he transferred to the Savannah on 25 August 1843. Abel P. Upshur served as Secretary of the Navy under John Tyler from 11 October 1841 to 23 July 1843.
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