Sinclair, Arthur (fl. 1880-1894) to John McIntosh Kell
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00684.19 Author/Creator: Sinclair, Arthur (fl. 1880-1894) Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 January 1894 Pagination: 2 p. ; 21 x 13 cm. Order a Copy
Promises to send the papers of the deceased Captain Evan P. Jones to Kell. Mentions that he had been corresponding with Jones about the C.S.S. Alabama "when death called him away." Tells Kell that "you would be pleased, and no doubt gratified to learn how much he admired you."
Evan P. Jones was the British captain of the Deerhound and rescued Kell after the sinking of the C.S.S. Alabama in the Battle of Kearsarge, 1864.
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