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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01896.061 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of Confederate naval operations: Va. volunteer navy, Tredegar Iron Works |
| Title | Samuel J. Harrison to Steven R. Mallory about a tribunal examination for Edward Archer |
| Date | 23 September 1863 |
| Author | Harrison, Samuel J. (fl. 1855-1863) |
| Recipient | Mallory, Steven R. |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Letter of introduction and requesting permission for Edward R. Archer to go before a tribunal examination. "The bearer, Mr. E.R. Archer has been duly appointed by the Board of Directors of this company (Virginia Volunteer Navy Company) 1st Assistant Engineer, and we propose to send him with Captain Stiles, who will go abroad on our business about the 1st Proximo. You will please do us the favor to permit him to go before the proper tribunal for examination." Dockets on verso show that Archer was examined for the position of First Assistant Engineer by Chief Engineer Quinn at the Richmond Naval Works on September 24, 1863. |
| Subjects | Office Seeker Military History Civil War Confederate States of America Confederate General or Leader Navy Government and Civics |
| People | Mallory, Stephen Russell (1813-1873) Harrison, Samuel J. (fl. 1855-1863) (fl. 1855-1863) Archer, Edward R. (fl. 1830-1917) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |