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Mallory, Stephen R., 1813-1873 to Jefferson Davis

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08155.02 Author/Creator: Mallory, Stephen R., 1813-1873 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 01 April 1863 Pagination: 1 p. Order a Copy

Recommends measures be adopted for construction and delivery of 10 ironclad war ships to this government in Southern Europe. Refers to an enclosed estimate for the ships. States the amount may seem large but that the importance of building ships that can enter the Mississippi is evident. Stephen R. Mallory was Confederate Secretary of the Navy.

Mallory, Stephen Russell, 1813-1873
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

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