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Joseph Smith Letter 16 May 1851

Bureau of Yards & Docks
16 May 1851

Captain,
Your letter of the 15th inst. has been received.
It was not designed to have the opinion of Messrs Murdaugh, in reference to the title of the Hospital and Magazine grounds, recorded with in the Clerks Office of the County. Let it be recorded in the Commandant Office of the Norfolk Navy Yard for future reference when necessary.

Respectfully,
yr ob st,
Jos Smith

Capt. S. H. Stringham
Norfolk

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National Archives, Record Group 71 Records of the Bureau of Yards and Docks

Records of the Office of the Chief of Bureau, 1820 - 1946.

Letters Sent 1842 - 95

Vol. 06 of 104, PI-10, E. 1

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