Toucey, Isaac (1796-1869) to Thomas A. Conover
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00722.48 Author/Creator: Toucey, Isaac (1796-1869) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 18 February 1859 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 34 x 21 cm. Order a Copy
Secretary of the Navy Toucey orders Conover to direct the U.S.S. "Dale" to "proceed to the Navy Yard at Portsmouth, N.H." Marked "Duplicate" at top of page. Written at the "Navy Department."
Thomas A. Conover was a Captain, later Commodore in the United States Navy, and the Commander of the African Squadron.
Isaac Toucey was the Secretary of the Navy, and also served as a Congressman and Senator from Connecticut, United States Attorney General, and Governor of Connecticut.
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