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WELLES, GIDEON

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WELLES, GIDEON
(1802 - 1878) Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy who proposed the blockade of Southern ports and the construction of an ironclad fleet. Partly-printed war-date ""Gideon Welles"" 1p. 4to., Washington, Oct. 9, 1862, attesting to the appointment of William Faxon as Chief Clerk in the Navy Department. Close-cut at left margin, else very good.