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GIDEON WELLES L.S.

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GIDEON WELLES L.S.
<b>741. GIDEON WELLES</b> (1802 - 1878) Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy who proposed the blockade of Southern ports and the construction of an ironclad fleet. Manuscript L.S. as Secretary of the Navy on Navy Dept. letterhead, 1p. 4to., Washington, Dec. 29, 1865 authorizing a prison official to: "<i>...strengthen the place of confinement for prisoners at the Marine Post, San Francisco...</i>". Some blurring, else very good.<b> $75-100</b>