Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878 to William Willard

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GLC#
GLC00517
Type
Letters
Date
October 5, 1865
Author/Creator
Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
Title
to William Willard
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
3 p. : docket ; Height: 34 cm, Width: 21 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Gideon Welles informs Willard, the Warden of the State Prison at Wethersfield, Connecticut, that he is ordering him to imprison five sailors convicted of capital crimes: Wesley B. McLane, James Wilson, James Brown, James Stivers, and Francis Johnson. Details the causes of their convictions and the length of their sentences.

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