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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00496.273.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1817 |
| Title | Oliver Hazard Perry to Benjamin W. Crowninshield recommending Dr. Richard Stevens as a surgeon in the navy |
| Date | 4 September 1817 |
| Author | Perry, Oliver Hazard (1785-1819) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Perry writes to the secretary of the navy to recommend Dr. Richard Stevens for a position as a surgeon in the navy. Cites his experience as a surgeon's mate aboard the frigate Java in the Mediterranean and attests to his "extensive acquirements and eminent professional qualifications." The letter is pasted to a piece of paper. Pasted to the verso is an unrelated, undated note pertaining to a woman's request to have her husband's remains buried in the proper cemetery, which had been communicated through Commodore Perry. |
| Subjects | Navy Health and Medical Military History Office Seeker Government and Civics |
| People | Perry, Oliver Hazard (1785-1819) Crowninshield, Benjamin Williams (1772-1851) Stevens, Richard (fl. 1817) |
| Place written | Newport, Rhode Island |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |