Commandant John D Sloat Letter 10 June 1850
Commandants Office
Navy Yard Gosport
June 10 1850
Sir,
I have received your letter of the 7 inst with its enclosures relating to the land on which the magazine is located.
I contemplate leaving the station this day on a short visit to my family; and shall on my return collect all the facts in relation to the matter & forward them to you. in the mean time I request authority to employ the County Surveyor & a lawyer, to examine the records in the Clerks Office, should I find it necessary so to do. I would remark here, that the land in question is supposed to be included in the deed from the late Thomas Newton; from whom the grounds attached to the Hospital were purchased.
I am Respectfully, Sir
your obedient servant,
John D Sloat
Commandant
Comm Joseph Smith
Chief of the Burrow of Yards & Docks
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Letters Recieved from Commandants of Navy Yards -- Norfolk
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Box No. 155, Entry 5