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Auction: 315 - Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 534

Du Pont, Samuel F. Union Rear Admiral (1803-65); commanded the fleet that invaded Port Royal [Hilton Head], South Carolina. Wardate Autograph Letter Signed "S F Du Pont," 2 pp, Mar. 8, 1864, small 8vo, near Wilmington, Delaware, to Commodore Thomas Turner (1808-83) in Philadelphia. In part, he pens regarding looking foward to meeting and "the discussion of the interesting topics to which you allude." Mounting strips at margins of verso, light toning overall, otherwise VG.

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