Semmes, Raphael, 1809-1877 to John M. Kell
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04021 Author/Creator: Semmes, Raphael, 1809-1877 Place Written: Mobile, Alabama Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 November 1865 Pagination: 5 p. 21.1 x 13.2 cm Order a Copy
Kell was first officer of the Alabama from 1862 to 1864. Writes to Kell to answer his question about taking the pardon, to thank him for naming his first-born son after him, and to tell him of the disposition of prize money from the ship. Semmes states that he had not been offered a pardon, did not mean to ask for one, and would refuse one if it were offered to him.
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