786. GEORGE S. BLAKE Union naval officer, Superintendent of the Naval Academy who moved it from Annapolis to Newport in 1861 to avoid capture. Scarce pair of signed items, includes a rare L.S. on Naval Academy, Newport letterhead, 1p. 4to., Sep. 14, 1864 granting a leave of absence to M.S. Day, with an A.L.S., 1p. 4to., Naval Academy, Newport, Apr. 7, 1862, also granting a leave for one year so that a cadet may receive medical treatment. Very good. $100-150