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Important. Naval Letters from Capt. Percival Drayton,

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Important. Naval Letters from Capt. Percival Drayton,

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Drayton [Captain, U.S. Navy] Percival. Naval letters from 1861-1865. Printed from the original manuscripts presented to the New York Public Library by Miss Gertrude L. Hoyt. NY: 1906. Back inside cover containing Extracts from the Diary of Gideon Wells, Secretary of the Navy under Lincoln and Johnson. All handwritten material contained in this book is not a copy, it has been entered by Captain Percival Drayton's Son, James Colton Drayton and gifted to his daughter. Please call to answer any questions or requests.Gifted to Caroline D. Phillips, from her Father Christmas 1918 (James Colton Drayton) Who in fact was the Son of Captain Percival Drayton.Inv. 14