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Gideon Welles Discharge Document Signed

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Gideon Welles Discharge Document Signed
<B>Gideon Welles Discharge Document Signed as Secretary of the Navy</B></I> “<I>Gideon Welles</B></I>”. One page, 11” x 16.75”, Washington, October 3, 1865, on a printed document with sailing ship vignette. Gideon Welles signs this honorable discharge document named to Acting 3rd Assistant Engineer Henry E. Rhodes of the United States Navy. The document is toned with age, is soiled, has been folded, and has suffered some cracking which resulted in a less-than-professional mounting to a manila backing sheet. Good condition. <I>Ex. Henry E. Luhrs Collection.</B></I> <BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)