1812/MEXICAN/CIVIL WAR NAVY COURT MARTIAL COMMODORE PIRATE CAPTAIN LETTER SIGNED
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WILLIAM KAY LATIMER ((1794 – 1873)UNITED STATES CIVIL WAR NAVY COMMODORE 1862-1873, MEXICAN WAR NAVY CAPTAIN AT PENSACOLA FLORIDA 1843-1862, NAVAL COMMANDER 1833-1843 PIRATE-FIGHTER COMMANDEROF THE SCHOONER “GRAMPUS” IN PURSUITOF PIRATES ON THE COASTS OF THE WEST INDIAN ISLANDS 1826-1830, &WAR 1812 LT ON THE SLOOP ERIEWhen in command of one of the vessels of Commander Hull's Mediterraneansquadron at a time when war with England was apprehended, acting under a misapprehensiono...f orders, Latimer returned to the United States with his ship, for which he underwenta court martial trial and was severely censured. Later in his career, he wasalso, among other things, accused of illegal punishment of crew members with coltswhen in command of the frigate USS Cumberland (1849-1850), and had anothercourts martial proceeding!HERE’S A LETTER SIGNED BY LATIMER, 1p., DATELINED“NAVY YARD PENSACOLA, NOV. 24TH1846” TO STEAM NAVIGATION PIONEERWILLIAM W. W. WOOD(1818 – 1882)US NAVY CIVIL WAR CHIEF ENGINEER, COMMODORE and ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF OF THE BUREAU OF STEAM ENGINEERING 1873-1877INTHIS LETTER, LATIMER PROVIDES A COMMUNICATION FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, REGARDING THE LOADING OF STORES ON THE MERCHANT BRIG ALBRASIA FOR USE BY THESQUADRONThedocument measures 8” x 10” and is in very good condition - Boldly executed by Latimer!A RARE & Excellent Piece of U.S. Naval Military History to add to yourAutograph, Manuscript & Ephemera Collection!<<[:][:]>>Biography of William K.LatimerLATIMER, William Kay, naval officer, born in Annapolis, Maryland, on September 1, 1794, diedin Baltimore. Maryland. 15 March, 1873. He was educated at St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland, appointed a midshipman on November 15, 1809, commissionedas lieutenant on February 4, 1815, and in 1826-'30 was engaged as commander ofthe schooner "Grampus" in the pursuit of pirates on the coasts of theWest India islands. He was promoted captain on 17 July, 1843, and during theMexican war was commandant of the navy yard at Pensacola, Florida On 18September, 1852, he was ordered on the board of officers appointed to examinethe coasts of Florida and the mouths of the Mississippi river. He was retiredin 1855, and made a commodore on the retired list on 16 July, 1862. On 12 June, 1863, he was ordered to special duty, and served on courts-martial till theclose of the civil war. When in command of one of the vessels of CommanderHull's Mediterranean squadron at a time when war with England was apprehended, acting under a misapprehension of orders, Latimer returned to the United Stateswith his ship, for which he was severely censured.PromotionDetail:Latimer, William K., Midshipman, 15 November, 1809. Lieutenant, 4 February, 1815. MasterCommandant, 2 March, 1833. Captain, 17 July, 1843. Reserved List, 13 September, 1855. Commodore on Retired List, 16 July, 1862. Died 15 March, 1873.<<[:][:]>>Biography of CommodoreWilliam W. W. WoodWilliam W. W. Wood (1818–31 - August 1882)was an engineer of the United States Navy, who served as Engineer-in-Chief ofthe Bureau of Steam Engineering from 1873 until 1877. BiographyWood was born in Wake County, North Carolina, and after graduationobtained a position at the West Point Foundry.He was appointed to the navy from New York on 15 March 1845 with the rankof chief engineer. He spent his first two years in the navy stationed at the Pensacola Navy Yard, Florida. He briefly did special dutyat Boston, and then from 1850 to 1853 served on the paddle-sloop Saranac in the Home Squadron.From 1854 to 1857, Wood superintended the constructions of the engines ofthe screw-frigate Merrimack at Cold Spring, New York. His next appointment was for two yearsserving in the screw-sloop Lancaster on the Pacific Squadron.From 1862 to 1866 Wood spent most of his time on special duty inPhiladelphia, New York and Boston. Wood was assigned to the United States Naval Academy from 1866 to 1867.Woodwas Inspector of Machinery Afloat in New York from 1870 to 1872.Wood was promoted to engineer-in-chief in 1872, and wasappointed Chief of the Bureau of Steam Engineering on 20 March 1873, hissuccessor was appointed on 3 March 1877.Wood was assigned to special duty in1878, and was placed on the retired list on 31 May 1880.DeathOn 31 August 1882 Wood was drowned in a boating accident off Point Lookout, Maryland.I am a proud member of the Universal Autograph Collectors Club(UACC), The Ephemera Society of America, the Manuscript Society & theAmerican Political Items Collectors (APIC) (member name: John Lissandrello). Isubscribe to each organizations' code of ethics and authenticity is guaranteed.~Providing quality service & historical memorabilia online for over twentyyears.~
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