Letter
Lieutenant-Commander Eben Farrand , Commanding United States Schooner Flirt to Lieutenant-Commander Farrand, United States Navy, August 27, 1849
[696] *Commandant Newton, United States Navy, to Lieutenant-Commander Farrand, United States Navy. [Sealed orders.] August 27, 1849. Sir: You will please proceed with the United States schooner Flirt, under your…