Navy Department
Bureau of Navigation
Washington D.C.
11 December 1931
PURSER THOMAS SHIELDS, UNITED STATES NAVY, DECEASED
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1804 Jan 2 |
Midshipman warrant |
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1804 Jan 20 |
Accepted |
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1804 Mar 21 |
Ordered from Middletown D. to Washington |
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1804 Apr 6 |
Attached to the CONGRESS |
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1804 Apr 10 |
Ordered to Baltimore under Lt. Gardner |
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1807 Dec |
Returned to U.S. in CONSTITUTION at New York |
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1807 Dec 21 |
Ordered from Washington to Phila. to wait for orders |
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1808 Mar 12 |
Attached to Phila. Station |
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1808 Mar 28 |
Ordered to Baltimore Station with pay of Sailing Master |
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1809 Apr 3 |
Ordered to Washington as Mid’n |
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1809 Apr 14 |
Appointed Purser |
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1809 Apr 14 |
Appointed, warrant dated and to rank and ordered from Washington to Baltimore Station |
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1809 Apr 25 |
Accepted. |
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1809 Jul 21 |
Ordered from Baltimore to NAUTILUS at Wash. |
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1811 Mar 4 |
Ordered to N. Orleans |
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1812 Apr 25 |
Nomination confirmed by Senate and commissioned |
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1815 Dec 2 |
Permission granted to visit Washington |
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1818 Aug 10 |
Ordered from N. Orleans to PRESENT to settle accounts |
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1819 May 28 |
Ordered from N. Orleans to PRESENT to settle accounts |
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1823 Jul 8 |
Leave of absence granted 9 mo. Delaware |
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1827 Apr 27 |
Leave 12 mo. |
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1827 May 22 |
Died |