Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878 to William W. McKean
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08908 Author/Creator: Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 4 May 1861 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
Redirects a ship, the Niagara under Captain W.W. McKean, originally sent to blockade Charleston to the Gulf of Mexico to "take measures for instituting and carrying into effect a rigid blockade of the Mississippi and such other ports, especially Mobile, as the force under your command will admit." Sends a copy of President Lincoln's proclamation ordering a blockade (not included). Mentions other ships that will participate. Docketed twice. Marked "Copy."
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