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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878 to William Willard

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00517 Author/Creator: Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: October 5, 1865 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 34 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Gideon Welles informs Willard, the Warden of the State Prison at Wethersfield, Connecticut, that he is ordering him to imprison five sailors convicted of capital crimes: Wesley B. McLane, James Wilson, James Brown, James Stivers, and Francis Johnson. Details the causes of their convictions and the length of their sentences.

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
Willard, William, 1818-1870
McLane, Wesley B., fl. 1865
Wilson, James, fl. 1865
Brown, James, fl. 1865
Stivers, James, fl. 1865
Johnson, Francis, fl. 1865

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