William Cabell Rives Letter, 1838

Scope and content:

William Cabell Rives(1793-1868), American statesman and diplomat, writes from Washington, D.C., to Secretary of the Navy Mahlon Dickerson(1770-1853), on March 6, 1838. He sends a letter of introduction for Fred A. Shuckof Virginia who seeks federal employment as an engineer.

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