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Welles, Gideon (1802-1878) to unknown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02320.03 Author/Creator: Welles, Gideon (1802-1878) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Document signed Date: 9 March 1866 Pagination: 1 p. ; 13.4 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy

Granting permission to visit Washington on legal business. On Navy Department printed stationery. Document has been trimmed, affecting the department name.

Gideon Welles was the Secretary of the Navy.

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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