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Defense of Uriah P. Levy before the Court of Inquiry, Washington City, November and December 1857Defense of Uriah P. Levy before the Court of Inquiry, Washington City, November and December 1857

Printed in New York City in 1858. This document details the defense of Commodore Uriah P. Levy before a court of inquiry held in Washington City during November and December 1857. Prepared and read by his senior counsel, B.F. Butler, it covers nearly his entire naval history. The document measures 6" x 9" and comprises 169 pages. Uriah Phillips Levy (1792-1862) was the first Jewish Commodore in the United States Navy, a veteran of the War of 1812, and a significant figure known for his efforts to end flogging in the Navy and his purchase and restoration of Monticello.

Summons to John A. Washington: Naval General Court Marshal, March 3, 1842Summons to John A. Washington: Naval General Court Marshal, March 3, 1842

A four-page stampless letter/broadside, dated March 3, 1842. The first page is a printed broadside summoning John A. Washington to appear before a Naval General Court Marshal presided over by Commander Uriah P. Levy. The court marshal was sitting in Baltimore at Barnum's Hotel. Subsequent pages include correspondence between the Judge Advocate and Washington regarding Levy's request for Washington's testimony. Addressed to J. A. Washington at Mount Vernon, near Alexandria, Virginia. A note by J.C.W. is also present on the outside page.