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1957 Internal US Navy Documents Transferring a Reserve Commander to Raleigh, North Carolina
by Multipe Authors
- Used
- Good
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Cochrane, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
United States. Good. 1957. Ephemera. On offer are two United States Navy internal documents, dated 1957, regarding Commander Thomas F. Armstrong’s posting. Commander Armstrong served in the United States Naval Reserve. On September 20, 1957, he had written to the Commandant, SIXTH Naval District inquiring about a request to be attached to the Naval Reserve unit in Raleigh, North CarolinaThe reply, dated September 26th, indicates that no decision has been made and that he remains on temporary pay status. The second document is titled Office Memorandum – United States Government and is dated September 30, 1957. It requests that orders be issued assigning Armstrong as Commanding Officer of the Naval Reserve unit in Raleigh, North Carolina. For a historian, especially a US Naval historian, these documents are classic examples of the Naval administration and bureaucracy in place at that time. The first document measures 10.5 inches by 8.0 inches. It is a carbon copy of a letter. The paper is in good condition and the text is quite legible. The second document measures 5.25 inches by 8.0 inches. It is a memo. The paper is in good condition and the typed contents are quite legible. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 2 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0010099
- Title
- 1957 Internal US Navy Documents Transferring a Reserve Commander to Raleigh, North Carolina
- Author
- Multipe Authors
- Format/Binding
- Ephemera
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Place of Publication
- United States
- Date Published
- 1957
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- United States Naval, North Carolina, Us Navy Reserve, MILITARIA
- Bookseller catalogs
- 20th Century Ephemera; The Document Store;
Terms of Sale
Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.
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About the Seller
Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.
Biblio member since 2009
Cochrane, Alberta
About Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.
Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc. (formerly M. Benjamin Katz Fine Books/Rare Manuscripts) is based out of both Ontario and Alberta, Canada. We do business by appointment, and have had an online presence selling fine books and rare manuscripts since 1999. Specializing in handwritten, historically significant books, manuscripts, diaries, documents and ephemera. A member of The Manuscript Societyeach treasure on offer is guaranteed authentic and as represented for life. Worldwide clientele includes esteemed collections and public, private and university libraries on both sides of the Atlantic and Pacific. Always buying collections and estates.
Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.has been an online sales and auction presence with over 7000 transactions since 1999.
Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.has been an online sales and auction presence with over 7000 transactions since 1999.
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