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George Henry Preble letter to Mrs. James, 1880, Accession #10922, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.
Sends thanks for a newspaper clipping relating to the flag of the Bon Homme Richard and her defeat of the Serapis . Preble wrote about the history of the flag in his forthcoming book. Mentions having promised an article to "The United Service." Mentions that he will dine with the Mass[achusetts] Cincinnati (a society of descendants of Revolutionary War officers).