Ould, Robert (1820-1881) to Isaac Toucey
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03468.05 Author/Creator: Ould, Robert (1820-1881) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 May 1857 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Recommending Joseph Mason for "a runner to a Court of Inquiry."
Robert Ould was the Confederate Agent for Exchange, in charge of prisoner exchanges throughout the Civil War, held the rank of Colonel, and was head of the Confederate secret police.
Isaac Toucey was the Secretary of the Navy, also a Senator and Governor of Connecticut, and United States Attorney General.
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