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Preferred Citation:

Francis J. Mallory Letter to Abel P. Upshur, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Purchased.

Biographical Information:

Francis Mallory was a U.S. Congressman, 1837-1839 and 1840-1843, a Navy Agent at Norfolk, Virginia from 1850-1853 and President of the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad Compnay, 1853-1859. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

Francis J. Mallory to Abel P. Upshur, Secretary of the Navy, where he recommends the son of a friend for a naval warrant.  October 7, 1841.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Appointments (military records)
• Letters of recommendation
• United States. Navy--History--19th century
• Upshur, A. P. (Abel Parker), 1790-1844