Navy Department.
Bureau of Navigation & Office of Detail.
Washington 9 November 1880.
Sir,
You are detached from the Torpedo boat Intrepid, and other duty at the Navy Yard, New York, and will proceed to the Navy Yard Mare Island, California, and report to Commodore Colhoun on the 25th Ins't., for special duty connected with the U.S.St. Ranger.
By direction of the Secretary.
Respectfully,
W D Whiting
Chief of Bureau
G M Cooper
Chief Engineer
George P. Hunt,
Navy Yard,
New York.
(Commt Cooper
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U.S.S.Intrepid (4th Rate)
Navy Yard New York
Delivered Nov 11th 1880
F H Delano Lieut Comdg.
[endorsements]
9 Nov 1880
Commandant's Office,
Navy Yard, Mare Island, Cal.
Nov 26 1880
Reported
and will report
to Capt P. C. Johnson
USN Capt of the Yard
and to Chf Engr
M Fletcher USN for
this duty.
Edmd R. Colhoun
Commandant
Reported P. C. Johnson Capt of Yd.
Reported, M Fletcher Chf Engr