AUTOGRAPH/SGN. LETTER: COMMODORE PERRY LETTER, 1845
Matthew C. Perry, (b. Newport, Rhode Island, 1794; d. New York City, 1858)
Commodore of the US Navy during the opening of Japan to the West (1852-1854)
New York, May 26, 1845
Sir, In reply to your letter of the 20th last, I may remark that I have hither to refrained from giving orders to midshipmen who served in the squadron late under my command until they shall have been ordered to their ? deeming it more proper....
framed, under glass, Goodspeed's Book Shop, Boston label
Estimate: $200 - $300
Realized: $650 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 74 : AUTOGRAPH/SGN. LETTER: COMMODORE PERRY LETTER, 1845
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