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Semmes, Raphael, 1809-1877 to John McIntosh Kell

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00684.16 Author/Creator: Semmes, Raphael, 1809-1877 Place Written: Mobile, Alabama Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 4, 1869 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Raphael Semmes writes that, while in Baltimore, he has inscribed a copy of his book and ordered the publishers to send it to Kell's "little son, my namesake." He fondly inquires after Kell's family. Raphael Semmes, commander of the famous raider CSS Alabama was promoted to admiral in the Confederate Navy in 1865, and briefly served as a brigadier general in the army following the fall of Richmond.

Semmes, Raphael, 1809-1877
Kell, John McIntosh, 1823-1900

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