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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02459.31 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1855 |
| Title | Jacon Thompson to James C. Dobbin about appointing J.P. Milton to a naval position |
| Date | 30 August 1855 |
| Author | Thompson, Jacob (1810-1885) |
| Recipient | Dobbin, James C. |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Informs Dobbin, United States Secretary of the Navy, that J. P. Milton, presently the Secretary of the Commandant of the Navy Yard at Memphis, desires appointment as a Naval purser. Writes, "By the discontinuance of the Navy Yard at this place, he will be thrown out of employment. I hope you may be able to confer this appointment... the Government could not do better than to avail itself of his services- Let me insist upon a favorable consideration of his application..." Docket indicates that the appointment is desired by John P. Milton. |
| Subjects | Navy Office Seeker Military History Government and Civics Letter of Introduction or Recommendation |
| People | Thompson, Jacob (1810-1885) Dobbin, James Cochran (1814-1857) Milton, John P. (fl. 1855) |
| Place written | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Thompson served as United States Representative from Mississippi 1839-1850, and Secretary of the Interior 1857-1861. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |