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Gillis, John P., 1803-1873 to William H. Dana

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02680.23 Author/Creator: Gillis, John P., 1803-1873 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript letter Date: 12 March 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 31.7 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy

Copy of a letter to Dana, the first page ordering Dana to patrol specific waterways, the second page giving orders regarding "prizes seized at the Rio Grande." Written on board the U.S.S. Ossipee, commanded by Gillis off Galveston, Texas, during the Union blockade. Dana was a Union Naval officer in command of the U.S.S. Cayuga.

Gillis, John P., 1803-1873
Dana, William H., fl. 1864
Marchand, John Bonnett, 1808-1875

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