Sartorius, George Rose to unknown
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03479.72 Author/Creator: Sartorius, George Rose Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: no date Pagination: 1 p. ; 18.1 x 11.1 cm. Order a Copy
Letter has signature, but it is illegible. It appears to be a person with the last name Sartoruis and a note in pencil at the top of the document indicates the person was an admiral, although this could not be proven. Writes to offer melons from his "quinta" (means vineyard in Portuguese) to the recipient. Letter is dated 26 August, but no year was provided. Sartorius was British Admiral in 1861, he served in Portugal after 1865.
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