1853 · U.S.S. Germantown at Boston
by LYNCH, William Francis (Andrew Hull Foote)
U.S.S. Germantown at Boston, 1853. Near Fine. Autograph Note Signed. Laid paper half-sheet with a border of blue paper. Measuring 6½” x 4½”. One faint vertical crease, near fine. Written on board U.S.S. *Germantown* by William F. Lynch, who later served as a commander in the Confederate Navy, to U.S. naval officer and abolitionist Andrew Foote.The note reads as follows: “U.S. Ship Germantown, Boston, Nov 21, 1853 Dear Foote, I thank you for the prompt return of my M.S. report and hope that it [does] not much fall short of your expectations, Very truly, Yr. friend, W.F. Lynch.”
Lynch was commander of U.S.S. *Germantown* in the Africa Squadron, (truncated)
Lynch was commander of U.S.S. *Germantown* in the Africa Squadron, (truncated)
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