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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00496.195 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1816 |
| Title | Endorsement securing naval commission |
| Date | 17 December 1816 |
| Author | Monroe, James (1758-1831) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document; Military document |
| Content Description | Initial letter was written by Francis Taliaferro Brooke, a judge on the Virginia Supreme Court to Monroe as Secretary of State requesting a recommendation for a naval position for Dr. Benjamin D. Russel. Brooke said Russel's health was damaged during his work as a surgeon of militia in the War of 1812 and that he was ordered to breathe sea air to recover it. Asks Monroe to oblige this experiment. On verso over address, Monroe endorses the request to the Secretary of the Navy. initialed "JM" after his endorsement. |
| Subjects | President Office Seeker Navy Health and Medical War of 1812 Military History |
| People | Brooke, Francis Taliaferro (1763-1851) Monroe, James (1758-1831) Russel, Benjamin D. (fl. 1814) |
| Theme | The Presidency; Government & Politics; Naval & Maritime; Health & Medicine; War of 1812 |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Brooke was a Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals (later reorganized as the Virginia Supreme Court). |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |