Preble, Edward, 1761-1807 to Robert Smith

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GLC02497.14
GLC#
GLC02497.14-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
1806/02/24
Author/Creator
Preble, Edward, 1761-1807
Title
to Robert Smith
Place Written
Portland, Maine
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 24 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Age of Jefferson & Madison

Commodore Preble recommends Charles Morris as a person to transmit secret government dispatches should they be needed while European powers were at war. Hopes Secretary of the Navy Smith will recommend Morris to President James Madison. Morris had served under Preble on the frigate Constitution and continued to serve on the Constitution during the War of 1812.

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