RAFAEL SEMMES
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(1809 - 1877) Confederate admiral of the raider ALABAMA which battled and was eventually destroyed by the Union frigate KEARSARGE off Cherbourg in 1864. Rare manuscript L.S. 'R. Semmes', 1p. 4to., 'Treasury Department', Sep. 19, 1859 to the Superintendent of Lights in Florida advising that his recommendation for a lighthouse keeper had been forwarded to the Secretary of the Treasury. Some light toning with a few light spots, else very good.
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RAFAEL SEMMES
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