Mallory, Stephen R., 1813-1873 to Jefferson Davis

GLC08155.02

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GLC#
GLC08155.02-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
April 1, 1863
Author/Creator
Mallory, Stephen R., 1813-1873
Title
to Jefferson Davis
Place Written
Richmond, Virginia
Pagination
1 p. :
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Recommends measures be adopted for construction and delivery of 10 ironclad war ships to this government in Southern Europe. Refers to an enclosed estimate for the ships. States the amount may seem large but that the importance of building ships that can enter the Mississippi is evident. Stephen R. Mallory was Confederate Secretary of the Navy.

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