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To Father. The 
                        Achilles and crew are scheduled to depart from Washington for an unknown destination. The 
                        Townly is to accompany them. Lieutenant Colonel Ingalls is among the crew, and friend of Sturgis. Provides a drawing of boats on the Potomac River, going past Alexandria. The 
                        South America was lost on Hay Island upon it's return home. Gives an account of ships, and mentions 
                        May Queen, 
                        Arrowsmith, 
                        State of Miami, 
                        Nanshon, and 
                        Cononicus. They were fired upon in Alexandria and Sturgis describes what happened. Relays that Major Tiffany, A. Quarter Master, and Major Perry of the 15th Regiment N.Y. wish to be remembered to his father.