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Mare Island Navy Yard Petition, 1854.
MANUSCRIPTSMCII : Box 24 : Folder 9
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Title:

Mare Island Navy Yard Petition, 1854

Abstract:

Four page document, addressed to Commodore Smith, Superintendent of Docks and Yards, Washington, D.C. Circa 1854. Testimonial for James Warner, master mason and resident of California since 1849, for a permanent appointment at Mare Island Navy Yard as master mason. Contains 63 signatures of prominent citizens, including Edward Dickinson Baker, early California lawyer and orator.

Date:

1854 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca
Warner, James F
Mare Island Naval Shipyard.

Note:

The Mare Island Naval Shipyard was founded in 1854, with future Civil War Admiral David Farragut as its first commandant. The facility built 512 ships over 112 years, repaired hundreds more, and remained in operation until 1996.
Mare Island Navy Yard
Unestricted. Please credit California State Library.

Physical Description:

print
1 document, 8 x 12 1/2 in.

Language:

English

Identifier:

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

Unestricted. Please credit California State Library.