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Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles LS

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Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles LS
<B>Gideon Welles Letter Signed As Secretary of the Navy</B></I> “<I>Gideon Welles</B></I>”. One page, 7.75” x 9.75”, on Navy Department letterhead, Washington, March 23, 1866, in ink, endorsements on verso. A commission document signed by Gideon Welles (1802-1878) as Secretary of the Navy. Welles's strategy of blockading southern ports during the Civil War was a key component of Northern victory. This letter contains the usual fold creases, else it is near fine. <I>From the collection of Henry E. Luhrs.</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>)