Lot 241
Welles, Gideon (1802-78) American politician, aided in founding of Republican party; served as Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy. Manuscript Letter Signed as Secretary of the Navy, Navy Department, March 11, 1861, 1 pg., 10 x 7¾ in. Written to B.P. Larried of Albany, one week after Lincoln took office. In part: "…you are informed that there is no vacancy at the Naval Academy from the 14th Cong[ressiona]l District of New York, an appointment having been made this year." Signed in brown ink. Light toning and soiling; folded below signature and attached at top corners to cardstock, easily removed. Fine.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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