[CIVIL WAR-UNION NAVY] Five manuscript items concerning Acting Master John McKay and the U.S.S. Preble, with items signed by Gideon Welles and David Farragut.
[V.p.:] May 1861- December 1862. Five various items all relating to John McKay, Acting Master in the U.S. Navy on the U.S.S. Preble, then part of the blockade in the gulf. Largest 10 x 8 inches (26 x 20 cm). Stains and handling wear.

The five items here are: 1) A letter signed by Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles appointing McKay Acting Master in the U.S. Navy and ordering him to a vessel being fit for service, 18 May 1861.
2) A letter signed by the Commandant of the Boston Navy Yard ordering McKay to report "for duty on board the U.S. Sloop of War 'Preble,'" 11 June 1861.
3) A note ordering McKay to report to Lt. W.E. Hopkins for duty as a member of a court martial to be held on board the Preble, 13 August 1861.
4) A letter signed by Rear Admiral David Farragut on board the Flag Ship Hartford then at Pensacola Bay, detaching McKay from the Preble and ordering him to report for duty on board the U.S. Brig Bohio, 3 November 1862.
5) A note signed by N.W. Hitchcock, captain of the U.S. Susquehanna then at Pensacola, ordering McKay to report for duty on board the Potomac, 3 December 1862.
Present is also a printed oath of the United States, issued by the Provost Marshal of New Orleans, dated only Dec. 7 and signed by Maria McKay.

C The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation

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