Gideon Welles papers mssWE

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Contributing Institution: The Huntington Library
Title: Gideon Welles papers
Creator: Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
Identifier/Call Number: mssWE
Physical Description: 12.5 Linear Feet (12 boxes, 3 volumes)
Date (inclusive): 1846-1902
Date (bulk): 1861-1870
Abstract: The papers of U.S. Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles.
Language of Material: The records are in English.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Gideon Welles papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Acquisition Information

Purchased from Stan V. Henkels (Philadelphia), 1924.

Biographical Note

Gideon Welles was Secretary of the Navy during the American Civil War.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically. Several items are "oversize" and physically located in Box 10; some items are housed separately at the end of the collection.

Scope and Content

Letters, manuscripts (including Welles' 1846-1849 diaries), documents and ephemera covering Welles' career as a naval administrator: Chief of Bureau of Provision & Clothing for the Navy, 1846-1849; Secretary of the Navy, 1861-1869 (requests for appointments, purchase of government vessels by George D. Morgan); criticism of Welles's successor, George Maxwell Robeson, and Robeson's assistant David Dixon Porter. Naval operations during the Civil War, including blockades, letters of marque, and the capture of New Orleans in April, 1862; Welles' views on Reconstruction politics; Abraham Lincoln, and Andrew Johnson. Much of the correspondence is written to Welles' son, Edgar T. Welles.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Sources
New Orleans (La.) -- History -- Capture, 1862 -- Sources
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources
United States -- History, Naval -- To 1900 -- Sources
United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century -- Sources
Diaries -- United States -- 19th century
Letters (correspondence) -- United States -- 19th century
Military records -- United States -- 19th century
Personal papers -- United States -- 19th century
Professional papers -- United States -- 19th century
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
United States. Navy Department -- History -- 19th century -- Sources

Box 1

1846-1859

 

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Diary WE 433 (1846, Apr. 18-1847, Oct. 7)

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2 volumes. Housed separately in envelope.
 

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. [Remarks:] "On the subject of either a protective, or oppressive tariff…." WE 442 [1846, July?]

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Eastman, Charles G. (Charles Gamage), 1816-1860. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 443 (1847, Apr. 14)

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Montpelier, Vt.
 

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Letter to Charles G. (Charles Gamage) Eastman, 1816-1860. WE 441 (1847, Apr. 17)

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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Letter to John Y. (John Young) Mason, 1799-1859 WE 440 (1847, May 19)

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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Letter to John Y. (John Young) Mason, 1799-1859 WE 431 (1847, Aug. 4)

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[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to [Alfred Edmund Burr, 1815-1900] WE 444 (1847, Sep. 8)

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Washington, DC
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Remarks:] "…with what impartiality the central press discharges its duty" WE 445 [after 1847, Oct. 28]

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[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to [unknown addressee] WE 446 (1847, Dec. 18)

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Washington, DC
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Remarks on:] "the proceedings of the late democratic state convention [in Connecticut]" WE 447 [approximately 1847]

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[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Remarks on men who denounce political parties] WE 448 [approximately 1847]

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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. [Journal relating to the United States Navy from 1845-1847] WE 434 [1847]

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House separately; bound volume.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to [Alfred Edmund Burr, 1815-1900] WE 449 (1848, Apr. 6)

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Unfinished.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Remarks in objection to the Democratic convection at Baltimore & it's nominees] WE 450 [after 1848, May 27]

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2 pieces.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Article suggesting that the democrats of New York make their own nomination and support their own ticket since their expulsion from the National Convention at Baltimore] WE 451 [after 1848, May 27]

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[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to [Alfred Edmund Burr, 1815-1900] WE 452 (1848, June 24)

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Washington, DC
 

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Letter to John Cochrane, Eugene Casserly and others, in behalf of Democratic Republican Committee, etc. WE 453 (1848, July 11-13)

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Washington, DC. Subject: Martin Van Buren, 1782-1862.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to [unknown addressee] WE 454 (1848, July 17)

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[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Remarks about the nominees Taylor & Cass, for president] WE 456 [1848, July?]

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[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to [unknown addressee] WE 455 (1848, Oct. 31)

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Washington, DC
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to [John Y. (John Young) Mason, 1799-1859] WE 439 [1848, Nov. 10]

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Also: memorandum concerning the sending of supplies to Brazil.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Article on the merits of Taylor and Cass] WE 457 [1848, Nov.?]

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[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Article on the party prejudice of certain voters in relation to the presidential election of 1848] WE 458

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[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Remarks on party politics in U.S. presidential election of 1848] WE 459 [after 1848, Nov.]

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Also: one page relating to the above.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to [editor New York Evening Post] WE 460 (1848, Dec. 6)

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Also: a variant dated 1848, Dec. 2
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Article on evidence of rising skepticism as to the utility of national party convention] WE 461 [1848, Dec.]

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[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Article on the capacity of the people for self-government as revealed in elections of the past] WE 462 [1848, Dec.?]

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Incomplete.
 

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Diary WE 435 (1848-1849)

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House separately; bound volume.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to [unknown addressee] WE 463 [1848?]

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[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Article on the nomination and administration of President Polk] WE 464 [1849, between Mar. 4 and June 15]

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Subject: James K. (James Knox) Polk, 1795-1849
 

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Diary WE 436 (1849, Apr.19-June 25)

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House separately; bound volume.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Remarks:] I am pleased with an opportunity of supporting for governor [of Connecticut] John Milton Niles" WE 465 [before 1849, Apr.]

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Subject: John M. (John Milton) Niles, 1787-1856.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to Truman Smith, 1791-1884 WE 466 [1849, Apr.]

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[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Article on the part of Truman Smith and others in the nomination of Zachary Taylor; Taylor's appointments] WE 467 [1849, Apr.?]

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Also: 2 fragments relating to the above.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Article relating to the unity of the democratic party and the slavery problem] WE 468 [between 1849, Apr.-Dec.]

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[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to Messrs. editors: "It is to be regretted that a territorial government has not been established in California and New Mexico" WE 469 [1849, May?]

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[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Remarks on Whig administration and the need for the democratic party to unite on broad principles] WE 470 [1849, May?]

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This article has two endings.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Election of 1848 and the need for reorganization of the Democratic party in conformity with principles: an article] WE 471 [1849, May?]

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[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to [Edmund Burke] WE 472 (1849, June 15)

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Subject: position of Senator Benton on extension of slavery.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Remarks concerning personnel in the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing for the Navy] WE 473 [before 1849, June 30]

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[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Article on the extension of slavery into territory acquired from Mexico] WE 474 [before 1849, June]

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[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Article: fraud practiced on the voters by the Whigs] WE 475 [1849, Sep.?]

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Subject: Zachary Taylor, 1784-1850.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Remarks on the Wilmot Proviso and its antecedents] WE 476 [1849]

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[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to [unknown addressee] WE 477 (1850, Jan. 2)

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Hartford, Ct.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to [unknown addressee] WE 478 [1860, Jan.]

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[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Remarks on Zachary Taylor's appointment of an exclusively Whig cabinet] WE 479 [after 1850, July]

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[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Remarks on state election in New York] WE 480 [1850]

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[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to "My dear children" WE 481 [approximately 1850]

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[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Remarks on the career of John Milton Niles] WE 482 [after 1856, May 31]

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Pages numbered 1-13; page 5 missing.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Remarks on squatter sovereignty] WE 483 [after 1857]

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Clymer, Francis. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 51 (1858, Mar. 16)

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Morrisville, Pa.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Remarks on] "proposition of Senator [George Ellis] Pugh for a compromise on the Kansas question" WE 484 [1858, Mar.]

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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Letter to Lafayette S. (Lafayette Sabine) Foster, 1806-1880 WE 485 [1859, Mar.]

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Incomplete.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to [editor of the Hartford Courant] WE 486 [1859?]

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Also: same, a variant, incomplete.
Box 2

1860-1861

 

Rice, Alexander Hamilton, 1818-1895. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 347 (1860, Jan. 24)

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Washington, DC
 

Bissell, George P. (George Perkins), 1820-1891. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 487 (1860, [May 17])

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Hartford, Ct. Subject: John Charles Frémont, 1813-1890.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Suggestion urging in municipal elections no vote for candidate of a secessionist or Breckenridge stamp] WE 488 [between 1860, May-Nov.]

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Godon, Sylvanus W. (Sylvanus William), 1809-1879. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 127 [before 1860, Nov. 12]

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Godon, Sylvanus W. (Sylvanus William), 1809-1879. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 126 (1860, Nov. 12)

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Brooklyn, NY
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865 WE 394 (1860, Dec. 10)

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Hartford, Ct. Also: same, a variant dated Nov. 12.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Article on John Caldwell Calhoun: his rivalry with Clay and consequent change from nationalist to states rights policy] WE 489 [1860]

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Incomplete. Also: two pages of notes.
 

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Diary WE 437 (1861, Jan. 1-Feb. 28)

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Housed separately in envelope.
 

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Appointment of Gideon Welles as Secretary of the Navy WE 225 (1861, Mar. 5)

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Washington, DC. Also signed by William H. (William Henry) Seward, 1801-1872. Seal. Also envelope with seals. In Oversize Box.
 

Irvin, James, 1800-1862. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 179 (1861, Mar. 11)

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Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Willard, William. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 417 (1861, Mar. 12)

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Wethersfield, Ct.
 

Piatt, Donn, 1819-1891. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 294 (1861, Mar. 15)

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Columbus, Ohio.
 

Piatt, Donn, 1819-1891. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 295 (1861, Mar. 20)

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Columbus, Ohio.
 

Corwin, Thomas, 1794-1865. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 53 (1861, Mar. 24)

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Woodruff, John, 1826-1868. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 423 (1861, Mar. 25)

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New Haven, Ct.
 

Gallaudet, Thomas, 1822-1902. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 122 (1861, Mar. 26)

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New York, NY
 

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 226 (1861, Mar. 29)

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Washington, DC. With an attached note in unidentified hand to War Dept. and Navy Dept. In Lincoln File.
 

Magruder, George A., 1799-1871. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 235 [1861, Mar.]

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Ives, Charles, 1874-1954. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 178 (1861, Apr. 2)

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New Haven, Ct.
 

McStanley, William, et al. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878: recommending E. A. Parker for a position in the Navy Department WE 376 [1861, Apr. 2]

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With 28 other signatures.
 

Hawley, Joseph R. (Joseph Roswell), 1826-1905. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 146 (1861, Apr. 4)

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Hartford, Ct.
 

Bissell, George P. (George Perkins), 1820-1891. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 18 (1861, Apr. 9)

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Hartford, Ct.
 

Van Wyck, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1824-1895. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 385 (1861, Apr. 10)

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Newburgh.
 

Bissell, George P. (George Perkins), 1820-1891. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 19 (1861, Apr. 15)

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Hartford, Ct.
 

Hawley, Joseph R. (Joseph Roswell), 1826-1905. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 147 (1861, Apr. 15)

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Hartford, Ct.
 

Ramsey, Alexander, 1815-1903. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 307 (1861, Apr. 16)

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Washington, DC
 

Shipman, Nathaniel. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 363 (1861, Apr. 19)

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Hartford, Ct.
 

Bartholomew, George M. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 8 (1861, Apr. 21)

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Hartford, Ct.
 

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Letter to [unknown addressee] WE 490 ([1861], Apr. 21)

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Washington, DC
 

Bissell, George P. (George Perkins), 1820-1891. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 20 (1861, Apr. 24)

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Hartford, Ct.
 

Morgan, George D. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 243 (1861, Apr. 26)

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New York, NY
 

Morgan, George D. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 244 ([1861], Apr. 26)

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New York, NY
 

Morgan, George D. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 245 (1861, Apr. 27)

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New York, NY
 

Irvin, James, 1800-1862. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 180 (1861, May 2)

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Bellefonte, Pa.
 

Harris, Ira, 1802-1875. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 136 (1861, May 3)

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Albany, NY
 

Harris, Ira, 1802-1875. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 137 (1861, May 3)

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Albany, NY
 

Hitchcock, Robert B. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 156 (1861, May 6)

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New York, NY
 

Irvin, James, 1800-1862. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 181 (1861, May 6)

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Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Moorhead, J. K. (James Kennedy), 1806-1884. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 241 (1861, May 6)

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Pittsburgh, Pa.
 

Butler, John S. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 44 (1861, May 17)

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Hartford, Ct.
 

Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890. Letter to Francis Preston Blair, 1791-1876 WE 120 (1861, May 24)

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London, Eng.
 

Kasson, John A. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 219 (1861, Apr. 25)

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Washington, DC
 

Kennedy, John A., 1803-1873. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 220 (1861, May 30)

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New York, NY
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Remarks on statement of John Parker Hale, Chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs, in the investigation into the destruction of the Navy Yard at Norfolk, Va. April 20, 1861] WE 491 [1861, May)

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[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Record of principal events relating to the Norfolk Navy Yard disaster, Mar. 11-Apr. 19] WE 492 [1861, May?]

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Paulding, Hiram, 1797-1878. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 284 (1861, June 6)

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Washington, DC
 

Marshall, Daniel D. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 236 (1861, June 24)

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New York, NY
 

Paulding, Hiram, 1797-1878. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 285 (1861, June 24)

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New York, NY
 

Paulding, Hiram, 1797-1878. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 286 (1861, July 29)

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New York, NY
 

Law, John. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 222 (1861, Aug. 13)

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Washington, DC
 

Smith, Truman, 1791-1884. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 365 (1861, Aug. 17)

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New York, NY
 

Sands, Joshua Ratoon, 1795-1883. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 542 (1861, Aug. [22])

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U.S. Frigate Congress, Boston.
 

Morgan, George D. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 248 (1861, Sep. 2)

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Woodcliff.
 

Morgan, George D. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 246 (1861, Sep. 7)

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New York, NY
 

Morgan, George D. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 247 (1861, Sep. 7)

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New York, NY
 

Murray, James C. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 271 (1861, Sep. 12)

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Columbus, Ohio.
 

Morgan, George D. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 249 (1861, Oct. 8)

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New York, NY
 

Paulding, Hiram, 1797-1878. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 287 (1861, Oct. 10)

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Brooklyn, NY
 

Hubbard, S. A. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 173 (1861, Oct. 17)

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Hartford, Ct.
 

Hubbard, Richard Dudley, 1818-1884. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 169 (1861, Oct. 26)

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Hartford, Ct.
 

Morgan, George D. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 250 (1861, Oct. 30)

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New York, NY
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Memorandum of events for the work beginning Oct. 20] WE 493 [1861, Oct.]

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Bissell, George P. (George Perkins), 1820-1891. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 219 (1861, Nov. 7)

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Hartford, Ct.
 

Morgan, George D. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 251 (1861, Nov. 8)

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Morgan, George D. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 252 (1861, Nov. 12)

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New York, NY
 

Hubbard, Richard Dudley, 1818-1884. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 170 (1861, Nov. 27)

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Hartford, Ct.
 

Paulding, Hiram, 1797-1878. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 288 (1861, Nov. 30)

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New York, NY
 

Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 543 (1861, Dec. 1)

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Port Royal, SC. Xerox copy.
 

Hitchcock, Robert B. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 157 (1861, Dec. 11)

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New York, NY
 

Woodhull, M. (Maxwell) Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 422 (1861, Dec. 12)

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U.S. Steamer Connecticut.
 

Morgan, George D. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 253 (1861, Dec. 23)

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New York, NY
 

Morgan, George D. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 254 (1861, Dec. 24)

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New York, NY
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to George D. Morgan WE 255 (1861, Dec. 25)

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Washington, DC
 

Morgan, George D. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 256 (1861, Dec. 26)

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New York, NY
 

Morgan, George D. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 257 (1861, Dec. 26)

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New York, NY
 

Morgan, George D. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 258 (1861, Dec. 27)

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New York, NY
 

Morgan, George D. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 259 (1861, Dec. 27)

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New York, NY
 

Morgan, George D. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 260 (1861, Dec. 27)

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New York, NY
 

Morgan, George D. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 262 (1861, Dec. 28)

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New York, NY
 

Morgan, George D. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 261 [1861, Dec. 28]

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[New York, NY]
 

Morgan, George D. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 263 (1861, Dec. 31)

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New York, NY
 

Morgan, George D. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 264 (1861, Dec. 31)

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New York, NY
 

Paulding, Hiram, 1797-1878. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 289 (1861)

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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. [Notebook containing a list of vessels in the different Squadrons; vessels purchase since March 4, 1861; vessels being built by the government, etc.] WE 438 (1861)

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Housed separately in envelope.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Remarks on the lawfulness of the President's using the naval force to close ports during periods of insurrection] WE 494 [1861?]

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[unknown author]. Letter to [Gideon Welles, 1802-1878] WE 541 [1861]

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Box 3

1862-1863

 

Washburn, E. A. (Edward Abiel), 1819-1881. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 391 (1862, Jan. 2)

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Hartford, Ct.
 

Blunt, G. W. (George William), 1802-1878. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 27 (1861, Jan. 3)

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New York, NY
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to [unknown addressee] WE 495 (1862, Jan. 6)

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Washington, DC
 

Morgan, George D. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 265 (1862, Jan. 10)

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New York, NY
 

Frank, Augustus. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 105 (1862, Jan. 15)

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Washington, DC
 

Irvin, James, 1800-1862. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 182 (1862, Jan. 22)

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Philadelphia, Pa.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Fragments of articles relating to purchase of government vessels by George D. Morgan] WE 496 [1862, Jan.?]

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Bowen, Henry Chandler, 1813-1896. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 30 (1862, Feb. 11]

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Treasury Dept.
 

Palmer, W. R. (William R.), -1862. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 279 (1862, Feb. 18)

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Washington, DC
 

Paulding, Hiram, 1797-1878. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 290 (1862, Feb. 27)

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New York, NY
 

Foote, Andrew H. (Andrew Hull), 1806-1863. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 82 (1862, Mar. 12)

Scope and Contents

"Benton."
 

Bissell, George P. (George Perkins), 1820-1891. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 22 (1862, Apr. 10)

Scope and Contents

Hartford, Ct.
 

Foote, Andrew H. (Andrew Hull), 1806-1863. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 83 (1862, Apr. 17)

Scope and Contents

Steamer Benton off Fort Pillow.
 

Foote, Andrew H. (Andrew Hull), 1806-1863. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 84 (1862, Apr. 24)

Scope and Contents

Steamer Benton off Fort Pillow.
 

Foote, Andrew H. (Andrew Hull), 1806-1863. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 85 (1862, Apr. 27)

Scope and Contents

Benton off Fort Pillow.
 

Foote, Andrew H. (Andrew Hull), 1806-1863. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 86 (1862, Apr. 28)

Scope and Contents

Steamer Benton off Fort Pillow.
 

Foote, Andrew H. (Andrew Hull), 1806-1863. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 87 (1862, Apr. 24)

Scope and Contents

Benton off Fort Pillow.
 

Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 5 (1862, May 21)

Scope and Contents

Coast Survey Office.
 

Bissell, George P. (George Perkins), 1820-1891. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 23 (1862, May 30)

Scope and Contents

Hartford, Ct.
 

Blunt, G. W. (George William), 1802-1878. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 28 (1862, June 3)

Scope and Contents

New York, NY
 

Johnson, E. E. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 195 (1862, June 12)

Scope and Contents

Naugatuck, Ct.
 

Boyd, John. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 31 (1862, June 21)

Scope and Contents

West Winsted, Ct. Following the above: N. Shipman letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 (1862, June 24) and M. Howard (1862, June 24).
 

Harrington, George, 1815-1892. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 (1862, June)

Scope and Contents

Treasury Dept.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Recommendation to Congress for establishing a dock yard for the purposes of an iron navy] WE 411 [1862, June]

Scope and Contents

 

Harris, Ira, 1802-1875. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 138 (1862, Aug. 4)

Scope and Contents

Albany, NY
 

Pollock, James, 1810-1890. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 303 (1862, Aug. 26)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Remarks on the difficulty of enforcing the blockade and its violation by British vessels] WE 410 [1862, Aug.?]

Scope and Contents

 

Morgan, William F. (William Ferdinand), 1817-1888. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 267 (1862, Sep. 5)

Scope and Contents

New York, NY
 

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Letter to [unknown addressee] WE 395 (1862, Sep. 5)

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Navy Dept. Re: agreement between U.S. and Denmark in relation to delivery of slaves at St. Croix. Prince copy of agreement enclosed.
 

Murdock, John N. (John Nelson), 1820-1897. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 269 (1862, Sep. 23)

Scope and Contents

Boston, Mass.
 

Field, David Dudley, 1805-1894. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 74 (1862, Sep. 26)

Scope and Contents

New York, NY
 

Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 361 (1862, Sep. 30)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC. Also: Welles to Seward, drafted by Seward (1862, Sep. 30).
 

Bissell, George P. (George Perkins), 1820-1891. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 24 (1862, Oct. 9)

Scope and Contents

Hartford, Ct.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to William Pitt Fassbender WE 497 [1862, Oct. 9]

Scope and Contents

Subject: George Henry Preble, 1816-1885.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to William H. (William Henry) Seward, 1801-1872 WE 430 [1862, Oct. 9]

Scope and Contents

 

Bissell, George P. (George Perkins), 1820-1891. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 25 (1862, Oct. 13)

Scope and Contents

Hartford, Ct.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to [Alexander Mosely Pennock?] WE 498 (1862, Oct. 20)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Rice, Alexander Hamilton, 1818-1895. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 348 (1862, Oct. 22)

Scope and Contents

Boston, Mass.
 

Hunter, William. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 176 (1862, Oct. 24)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa. Endorsed by: Andrew H. (Andrew Hull) Foote, 1806-1863.
 

Montgomery, John Berrien, 1794-. Letter to Mary Jane Hale Welles, 1817-1886 WE 240 (1862, Nov 7)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Morgan, William F. (William Ferdinand), 1817-1888. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 268 (1862, Nov. 8)

Scope and Contents

New York, NY
 

Willard, William. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 418 (1862, Nov. 10)

Scope and Contents

Wethersfield, Ct.
 

Foote, Andrew H. (Andrew Hull), 1806-1863. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 88 (1862, Nov. 13)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Preliminary drafts of Report of the Secretary of Navy] WE 409 [before 1862, Dec.]

Scope and Contents

 

Morgan, Edwin D. (Edwin Denison), 1811-1883. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 242 (1862, Dec. 5)

Scope and Contents

Albany, NY
 

U.S. v. The British Steamer "Peterhoff" WE 389 (1862-1863)

Scope and Contents

Contemporary copies of letters on the shore case from William H. Seward, Gideon Welles, Abraham Lincoln, etc. Oversize: housed separately in Box 10.
 

Harris, Ira, 1802-1875. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 139 (1863, Jan. 10)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Batterson, James G. (James Goodwin), 1823-1901. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 10 (1863, Feb. 11)

Scope and Contents

Hartford, Ct.
 

Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Letter to [Gideon Welles, 1802-1878] WE 499 (1863, Mar. 11)

Scope and Contents

Senate Chamber.
 

Hitchcock, Robert B. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 158 (1863, Mar. 15)

Scope and Contents

Pensacola, Fla.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to Samuel Francis Du Pont, 1803-1865 WE 500 (1863, Mar. 31)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Smith, Allen N. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 364 (1863, Apr. 11)

Scope and Contents

Boston, Mass.
 

U.S. v. The British Steamer "Peterhoff" WE 390 (1863, Apr. 21)

Scope and Contents

Arguments of Edward Delafield Smith, U.S. District Attorney and F. H. Upton for Captors on Motion "to give up the Mail Bag." Transcript of stenographer's notes. Oversize: housed separately in Box 10.
 

McCurdy, Robert Henry, 1800-1880. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 229 (1863, Apr. 25)

Scope and Contents

New York, NY
 

Rodgers, John, 1812-1882. Letter to [Gideon Welles, 1802-1878] WE 354 (1863, May 2)

Scope and Contents

Port Royal.
 

Field, David Dudley, 1805-1894. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 75 (1863, May 22)

Scope and Contents

New York, NY
 

McCurdy, Robert Henry, 1800-1880. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 230 (1863, May 29)

Scope and Contents

 

O'Neill, Charles. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 277 (1863, June 2)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Parker, Cortlandt, 1818-1907. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 280 (1863, June 6)

Scope and Contents

Newark, NJ
 

Field, J. E. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 77 (1863, July 20)

Scope and Contents

Stockbridge, Mass.
 

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Letter to [unknown addressee] WE 397 (1863, Aug. 23)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC. Re: the progress of the war and the scheme of the Confederacy.
 

Field, David Dudley, 1805-1894. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 76 (1863, Sep. 15)

Scope and Contents

New York, NY
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to Robert Wilson Shufeldt, 1822-1895 WE 501 (1863, Sep. 17)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC. Also: same, a variant.
 

Rice, Alexander Hamilton, 1818-1895. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 349 (1863, Nov. 11)

Scope and Contents

Boston, Mass.
 

Bates, Richard. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 9 (1863, Dec. 14)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Patton, Benjamin. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 281 (1863, Dec. 29)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Patton, Benjamin. Letter to Mary Jane Hale Welles, 1817-1886 WE 282 (1863, Dec. 29)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Remarks on enlargement of the naval force] WE 502

Scope and Contents

Box 4

1864-1866

 

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Letter to Charles Dudley Warner, 1829-1900 WE 503 (1864, Jan. 24)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

McDowell, Helen, 1826-1891. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 231 (1864, Jan. 27)

Scope and Contents

New York, NY
 

Jenkins, D. X. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 183 (1864, Jan. 28)

Scope and Contents

Brooklyn, NY
 

O'Dell, Moses Fowler. Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. WE 276 (1864, Feb. 10)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Smith, Truman, 1791-1884. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 366 (1864, Feb. 29)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Tuck, Amos, 1810-1879. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 380 (1864, Apr. 4)

Scope and Contents

Boston, Mass.
 

Bissell, George P. (George Perkins), 1820-1891. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 26 (1864, Apr. 14)

Scope and Contents

Hartford, Ct.
 

Etting, Henry, 1799-1876. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 72 (1864, Apr. 15)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Ritchie, Robert. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 352 (1864, Apr. 18)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Jenkins, D. X. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 184 (1864, Apr. 25)

Scope and Contents

Brooklyn, NY
 

Cooke, Jay. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 52 (1864, May 17)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Etting, Henry, 1799-1876. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 73 (1864, June 2)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Salter, Thomas G. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 356 (1864, July 18)

Scope and Contents

U.S. Frigate Minnesota off Point Lookout, Md.
 

Hubbard, S. A. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 174 (1864, Sep. 14)

Scope and Contents

Hartford, Ct.
 

Marshall, Daniel D. Letter to G. W. (George William) Blunt, 1802-1878 WE 237 (1864, Sep.)

Scope and Contents

New York, NY
 

Smithers, Nathaniel B. (Nathaniel Barratt), 1818-1896. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 368 (1864, Oct. 11)

Scope and Contents

Dover, Del.
 

Marshall, Edward Chauncey, 1824-. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 238 (1864, Nov. 5)

Scope and Contents

Jersey City, NJ
 

Ekin, James Adams, 1819-1891. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 68 (1864, Dec. 24)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Haiti. Chargé d'Affaires. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 432 (1865, Jan. 24)

Scope and Contents

New York, NY
 

Norton, Jesse Olds, 1812-1875. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 275 (1865, Feb. 8)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Bill, Henry, 1824-1891. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 17 (1865, Apr. 1)

Scope and Contents

Norwich, Ct.
 

Speed, Jane Cochran. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 369 (1865, June 12)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Dahlgren, Martha M. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 63 [1865, June]

Scope and Contents

 

Boynton, Charles Brandon, 1806-1883. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 32 (1865, Aug. 1)

Scope and Contents

Keene's Landing, Md.
 

Chandler, William E. (William Eaton), 1835-1917. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 46 (1865, Aug. 23)

Scope and Contents

Treasury Dept.
 

Twining, Alexander C. (Alexander Catlin), 1801-1884. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 383 (1865, Sep. 19)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Gillis, John Prichett. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 125 (1865, Oct. 24)

Scope and Contents

Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Long, William L. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 227 (1865, Oct. 31)

Scope and Contents

Spezia, Italy.
 

McMichael, Morton, 1807-1879. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 233 (1865, Nov. 13)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Thomas, William B. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 378 (1865, Nov. 13)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Law, John. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 223 (1865, Nov. 22)

Scope and Contents

Evansville, Ind.
 

Parker, Peter. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 50 [approximately 1865]

Scope and Contents

 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 309 (1866, Jan. 9)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Harris, Ira, 1802-1875. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 140 (1866, Jan. 17)

Scope and Contents

Senate Chamber.
 

Emmons, George F. (George Foster), 1811-1884. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 70 (1866, Feb. 13)

Scope and Contents

Princeton, NJ
 

Poland, J. S. (John Scroggs), 1836-1898. Letter to Mary Jane Hale Welles, 1817-1886 WE 298 (1866, Feb. 23)

Scope and Contents

West Point, NY
 

Shepard, Elliott F. (Elliott Fitch), 1833-1893. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 362 (1866, Mar. 17)

Scope and Contents

New York, NY
 

Long, William L. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 228 (1866, Mar. 26)

Scope and Contents

Spezia, Italy.
 

Harris, J. George. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 142 (1866, Apr. 11)

Scope and Contents

Boston, Mass.
 

Harris, J. George. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 143 (1866, Apr. 21)

Scope and Contents

Boston, Mass.
 

Harris, J. George. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 144 (1866, Apr. 30)

Scope and Contents

Boston, Mass.
 

Washburn, E. A. (Edward Abiel), 1819-1881. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 392 (1866, May 24)

Scope and Contents

New York, NY
 

Bradford, Robert F. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 37 (1866, May 28)

Scope and Contents

Annapolis, Md.
 

Powell, Levin M., 1800-1885. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 305 (1866, June 15)

Scope and Contents

New York, NY
 

Flanigen, J. R. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 78 (1866, June 19)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Johnson, R. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 197 (1866, June 23)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Flanigen, J. R. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 79 (1866, June 30)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Fragments of drafts of resolutions for calling a national union convention] WE 504 (1866[June])

Scope and Contents

 

Harris, J. George. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 145 (1866, July 7)

Scope and Contents

Boston, Mass.
 

Flanigen, J. R. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 80 (1866, July 16)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Jouett, James E. (James Edward), 1828-1902. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 198 (1866, July 20)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Chandler, William E. (William Eaton), 1835-1917. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 47 (1866, July 27)

Scope and Contents

Treasury Dept.
 

Jouett, James E. (James Edward), 1828-1902. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 199 (1866, Aug. 22)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Bridge, Horatio, 1806-1893. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 38 (1866, Aug. 24)

Scope and Contents

Leavy's Island near Portsmouth, NH.
 

Baldwin, Charles H. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 6 (1866, Sep. 15)

Scope and Contents

Mare Island, Calif.
 

Buckwalter, Charles. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 41 (1866, Sep. 23)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Spofford, Richard S. (Richard Smith), 1833-1888. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 370 (1866, Sep. 28)

Scope and Contents

Boston, Mass.
 

Cox, Samuel Sullivan, 1824-1889. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 54 (1866, Oct. 1)

Scope and Contents

New York, NY
 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878:with memorandum regarding Commodore Selfridge WE 310 (1866, Oct. 2)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Wilson, John, 1808?-1876. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 386 (1866, Oct. 4)

Scope and Contents

Treasury Dept.
 

Patton, Benjamin. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 283 (1866, Oct. 15)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Doran, Edward C. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 66 (1866, Nov. 17)

Scope and Contents

Navy Yard, Mare Island, Calif.
 

Swift, John L. (John Lindsay), 1828-1895. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 375 ([1866?], Nov. 20)

Scope and Contents

 

Jouett, James E. (James Edward), 1828-1902. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 200 (1866, Nov. 21)

Scope and Contents

Ellicott Mills.
 

Chandler, William E. (William Eaton), 1835-1917. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 48 (1866, Nov. 22)

Scope and Contents

Treasury Dept.
 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 311 (1866, Nov. 22)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Bradford, John O. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 33 (1866, Dec. 3)

Scope and Contents

New York, NY
 

Smith, Truman, 1791-1884. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 367 (1866, Dec. 7)

Scope and Contents

New York, NY
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Remarks on the proposed 14th Amendment to the Constitution in reference to Reconstruction] WE 398 [1866]

Scope and Contents

Box 5

1867-1868, August

 

Jouett, James E. (James Edward), 1828-1902. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 201 (1867, Jan. 3)

Scope and Contents

New York, NY
 

Jouett, James E. (James Edward), 1828-1902. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 202 (1867, Jan. 10)

Scope and Contents

New York, NY
 

Brown, Harvey, 1795-1874. Letter to the Editor of the New York Times: in regard to Joel Tyler Headley's forthcoming book, Farragut and our naval commanders WE 505 (1867, Feb. 16)

Scope and Contents

New York, NY. Following the above: Headley, Joel Tyler to Editor of New York Times, 1867, Feb. 27 and Brown, Harvey to Editor of New York Times, 1867, Mar. 4.
 

Poland, J. S. (John Scroggs), 1836-1898. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 299 (1867, Feb. 28)

Scope and Contents

West Point, NY
 

Dennison, William, 1815-1882. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 64 (1867, Mar. 3)

Scope and Contents

 

Rice, Alexander Hamilton, 1818-1895. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 350 (1867, Mar. 15)

Scope and Contents

Boston, Mass.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Remarks on the Military Reconstruction Act for governing rebel states] WE 404 [1867, Mar.?]

Scope and Contents

 

Jouett, James E. (James Edward), 1828-1902. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 203 (1867, May 3)

Scope and Contents

Brooklyn, NY
 

Jouett, James E. (James Edward), 1828-1902. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 204 (1867, May 6)

Scope and Contents

Brooklyn, NY
 

Harris, Ira, 1802-1875. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 141 (1867, May 8)

Scope and Contents

Albany, NY
 

Engle, Frederick Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 71 (1867, May 9)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Jouett, James E. (James Edward), 1828-1902. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 205 (1867, May 9)

Scope and Contents

Navy Yard, Brooklyn, NY
 

Hooper, J. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 159 (1867, May 10)

Scope and Contents

Boston, Mass.
 

Wilson, Joseph S. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 387 (1867, June 1)

Scope and Contents

Dept. of Interior.
 

Spofford, Richard S. (Richard Smith), 1833-1888. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 371 (1867, June 8)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Jouett, James E. (James Edward), 1828-1902. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 206 (1867, June 9)

Scope and Contents

Brooklyn, NY
 

Jouett, James E. (James Edward), 1828-1902. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 207 (1867, June 18)

Scope and Contents

Brooklyn, NY
 

Jouett, James E. (James Edward), 1828-1902. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 208 [1867, June]

Scope and Contents

 

Cox, Samuel Sullivan, 1824-1889. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 55 (1867, July 16)

Scope and Contents

New York, NY
 

Elliott, Henry H. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 69 (1867, July 19)

Scope and Contents

New York, NY
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to the Editor of the New York Times: reply, signed X, to an article, by Mr. Norman Wiard, in which the Navy Department is criticized for extravagance] WE 506 (1867, July 31)

Scope and Contents

 

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Letter to Andrew Johnson, 1808-1875 WE 399 [1867, Aug. 4]

Scope and Contents

 

Chilton, R. S. (Robert S.). Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 49 (1867, Aug. 6)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Jouett, James E. (James Edward), 1828-1902. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 209 (1867, Aug. 9)

Scope and Contents

Brooklyn, NY
 

Baldwin, Charles H. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 7 (1867, Aug. 27)

Scope and Contents

New York, NY
 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 312 (1867, Aug. 28)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Hilgard, J. E. (Julius Erasmus), 1825-1891. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 153 (1867, Sep. 2)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Jenkins, Thornton A. (Thornton Alexander), 1811-1893. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 185 (1867, Sep. 5)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Poland, J. S. (John Scroggs), 1836-1898. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 300 (1867, Sep. 7)

Scope and Contents

West Point, NY
 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 313 (1867, Sep. 7)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Nicholson, Mary Heap. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 274 (1867, Sep. 13)

Scope and Contents

New York, NY
 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 314 (1867, Sep. 25)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 315 (1867, Sep. 25)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa. Also signed list of applicants for master painter.
 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 316 (1867, Oct. 11)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 317 (1867, Oct. 16)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 318 (1867, Oct. 18)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Cox, Samuel Sullivan, 1824-1889. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 56 (1867, Oct. 22)

Scope and Contents

New York, NY
 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 319 (1867, Oct. 29)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 320 (1867, Oct. 31)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 321 (1867, Nov. 11)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 322 (1867, Nov. 14)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Horwitz, Phineas J. (Phineas Jonathan), 1822-1904. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 160 (1867, Nov. 25)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Nicholson, J. W. A. (James William Augustus), 1821-1887. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 273 (1867, Dec. 4)

Scope and Contents

USS Wampanoag, New York, NY
 

Hubbard, Richard Dudley, 1818-1884. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 171 (1867, Dec. 9)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Cox, Samuel Sullivan, 1824-1889. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 57 (1867, Dec. 18)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Dennison, William, 1815-1882. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 65 [approximately 1867]

Scope and Contents

 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Remarks : "The old political ideas of a strong central government…have received a new impulse during the past few years." WE 507 [approximately 1867]

Scope and Contents

 

Jouett, James E. (James Edward), 1828-1902. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 210 (1868, Jan. 10)

Scope and Contents

Navy Yard, Brooklyn, NY
 

Murray, Alexander. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 270 (1868, Jan. 27)

Scope and Contents

Portsmouth, NH
 

Hilgard, J. E. (Julius Erasmus), 1825-1891. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 154 (1868, Feb. 4)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Washburn, William B. (William Barrett), 1820-1887. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 593 (1868, Feb. 5)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to [Andrew Johnson, 1808-1875] WE 508 (1868, Feb. 5)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Woodruff, John, 1826-1868. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 424 (1868, Feb. 7)

Scope and Contents

New Haven, Ct.
 

Hilgard, J. E. (Julius Erasmus), 1825-1891. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 155 (1868, Feb. 21)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Bradford, John O. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 34 (1868, Apr. 5)

Scope and Contents

Naples, Italy.
 

Swift, John L. (John Lindsay), 1828-1895. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 374 ([1868], May 1)

Scope and Contents

Boston, Mass.
 

Upshur, John H. (John Henry), 1823-1917. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 384 (1868, May 6)

Scope and Contents

USS Saratoga off Hoboken.
 

Turner, Thomas, 1808-1883. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 381 (1868, June 5)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Fox, Gustavus Vasa, 1821-1883. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 89 (1868, June 21)

Scope and Contents

Boston, Mass.
 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 323 (1868, June 21)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 324 (1868, June 21)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Pruyn, John V. L. (John VanSchaick Lansing), 1811-1877. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 306 (1868, June 23)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Jouett, James E. (James Edward), 1828-1902. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 211 (1868, July 18)

Scope and Contents

Sandusky, Ohio.
 

Jouett, James E. (James Edward), 1828-1902. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 212 1868, July 21)

Scope and Contents

Cleveland, Ohio.
 

Pile, William A., 1829-1889. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 296 (1868, July 21)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Ramsay, George Douglas, 1802-1882. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 308 (1868, July 25)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 325 (1868, Aug. 1)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 326 (1868, Aug. 3)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Young, Jonathan. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 425 (1868, Aug. 6)

Scope and Contents

New Orleans, La.
 

Bradford, John O. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 35 (1868, Aug. 23)

Scope and Contents

Constantinople, Turkey.
 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 327 (1868, Aug. 29)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
Box 6

1868, September-1869

 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 328 (1868, Sep. 8)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Gorringe, Henry H. (Henry Honeychurch), 1841-1885. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 128 (1868, Sep. 10)

Scope and Contents

New York, NY
 

Gorringe, Henry H. (Henry Honeychurch), 1841-1885. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 129 (1868, Sep. 12)

Scope and Contents

USS Guard, New York, NY
 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 329 (1868, Sep. 15)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Dyer, Nehemiah Mayo. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 427 (1868, Sep. 17)

Scope and Contents

USS Dacotah, Valparaiso Bay.
 

Gorringe, Henry H. (Henry Honeychurch), 1841-1885. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 130 (1868, Sep. 17)

Scope and Contents

USS Guard, Brooklyn, NY
 

Myers, Leonard. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 272 (1868, Sep. 18)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Jouett, James E. (James Edward), 1828-1902. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 213 (1868, Sep. 24)

Scope and Contents

Erie, Pa.
 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to William G. (William George) Moore, 1829-1898 WE 330 (1868, Sep. 25)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Pennock, Alexander Mosely. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 292 (1868, Oct. 13)

Scope and Contents

Gibraltar.
 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 331 1868, Oct. 19)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 332 (1868, Oct. 21)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 333 (1868, Oct. 23)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 334 (1868, Oct. 25)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 335 (1868, Oct. 29)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Hale, Charles R. (Charles Reuben), 1837-1900. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 131 (1868, Oct. 30)

Scope and Contents

Philipsburg, Pa.
 

Welles, Mary Jane Hale, 1817-1886. Letter to "My dear dear sons" WE 509 (1868, Nov. 9)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Cox, Samuel Sullivan, 1824-1889. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 58 [before 1868, Nov. 24]

Scope and Contents

 

Osborn, Minott Augur. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 278 (1868, Nov. 30)

Scope and Contents

New Haven, Ct.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. "…my last annual report…[on] events which have taken place during my administration of the [Navy] department…." [a preliminary report] WE 510 [1868, Nov.]

Scope and Contents

 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 336 (1868, Dec. 4)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Brown, David Paul, 1795-1872. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 39 (1868, Dec. 25)

Scope and Contents

Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Pennock, Alexander Mosely. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 293 [1868]

Scope and Contents

New York, NY
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [A defense of Andrew Johnson's administration] WE 402 [1868]

Scope and Contents

 

Poland, J. S. (John Scroggs), 1836-1898. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 301 (1869, Jan. 10)

Scope and Contents

West Point, NY
 

Jouett, James E. (James Edward), 1828-1902. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 214 (1869, Jan. 16)

Scope and Contents

Erie, Pa.
 

Wood, Fernando, 1812-1881. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 388 (1869, Jan. 20)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 337 (1869, Jan. 26)

Scope and Contents

 

Freeman, Williams, Mrs. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 119 (1869, Jan. 30)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 338 (1869, Feb. 1)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Poland, J. S. (John Scroggs), 1836-1898. Letter to Mary Jane Hale Welles, 1817-1886 WE 302 (1869, Feb. 4)

Scope and Contents

US Military Academy, West Point, NY.
 

Sands, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1811-1883. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 357 (1869, Feb. 9)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Rice, Alexander Hamilton, 1818-1895. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 351 (1869, Feb. 15)

Scope and Contents

Boston, Mass.
 

Jouett, James E. (James Edward), 1828-1902. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 215 (1869, Feb. 21)

Scope and Contents

Erie, Pa.
 

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Letter to Andrew Johnson, 1808-1875: resignation of his office as Secretary of the Navy WE 400 (1869, Mar. 3)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to [Andrew Johnson, 1808-1875] WE 401 (1869, July 27)

Scope and Contents

Hartford, Ct.
 

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Letter to David D. (David Dixon) Porter, 1813-1891 WE 511 (1869, Apr. 15)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Article on the question of naval yard] WE 512 [1869, May?]

Scope and Contents

 

Jenkins, Thornton A. (Thornton Alexander), 1811-1893. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 186 (1869, June 15)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Blunt, G. W. (George William), 1802-1878. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 29 (1869, Oct. 8)

Scope and Contents

New York, NY
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Article on David Dixon Porter's part in the administration of the Navy Department; changes in names of vessels; changes in design of vessels] WE 513 [1869, Oct?]

Scope and Contents

 

Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 426 (1869, Dec. 7)

Scope and Contents

New York, NY
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to Lot M. (Lot Myrick) Morrill, 1812-1883 WE 514 [1869, Dec.]

Scope and Contents

Also fragment of a variant.
 

Bradford, John O. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 36 [1869]

Scope and Contents

 

Steinberger, Justus, 1825-1870. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 372 [approximately 1869]

Scope and Contents

 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Preliminary draft of an article, afterwards enlarged and published in the Galaxy (1872) under the title: Lincoln and Johnson: Their plan of reconstruction and the resumption of national authority] WE 415 [1869]

Scope and Contents

Same: variant (incomplete) also an envelope of fragmentary material on the same topic. Housed separately in red rope folder.
Box 7

1870-1873

 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to [George M. (George Maxwell) Robeson, 1829-1897: a letter for publication in the Hartford Times and Harford Courier] WE 412 [1870, Jan. 10]

Scope and Contents

Also same (incomplete). Also a list of people to whom the printed letter was sent and a bundle of fragmentary pieces. Oversize: housed separately in Box 10.
 

Jenkins, Thornton A. (Thornton Alexander), 1811-1893. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 187 (1870, Jan. 16)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Horwitz, Phineas J. (Phineas Jonathan), 1822-1904. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 161 ([1870], Jan. 17)

Scope and Contents

 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 340 (1870, Jan. 17)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Jouett, James E. (James Edward), 1828-1902. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 216 (1870, Jan. 17)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to [Samuel Sullivan Cox, 1824-1889: material having to do with the Naval Appropriation Bill, supplied for use in Cox's speeches in the House] WE 515 [between 1870, Jan.-Mar.]

Scope and Contents

 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 341 (1870, Feb. 2)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Cox, Samuel Sullivan, 1824-1889. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 59 (1870, Feb. 13)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 342 (1870, Feb. 24)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Jenkins, Thornton A. (Thornton Alexander), 1811-1893. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 188 (1870, Mar. 6)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Randall, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1828-1890. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 339 (1870, Mar. 16)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Remarks on the usurpation and bad faith involved in what is called the 15th Amendment] WE 413 [1870, Mar.]

Scope and Contents

 

Cox, Samuel Sullivan, 1824-1889. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 60 (1870, Apr. 22)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Jenkins, Thornton A. (Thornton Alexander), 1811-1893. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 189 (1870, May 15)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Welles, Thomas G. Letter to J. O. Bradford WE 516 (1870, May 15)

Scope and Contents

Hartford, Ct.
 

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Letter to Henry B. (Henry Bowen) Anthony, 1815-1884 WE 517 (1870, July 9)

Scope and Contents

Hartford, Ct.
 

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Letter to [unknown addressee] WE 403 (1870, Aug. 8)

Scope and Contents

Hartford, Ct. In defense of the Navy Dept. during the war.
 

Jenkins, Thornton A. (Thornton Alexander), 1811-1893. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 190 (1870, Sep. 15)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Horwitz, Phineas J. (Phineas Jonathan), 1822-1904. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 162 (1870, Sep. 20)

Scope and Contents

 

Jenkins, Thornton A. (Thornton Alexander), 1811-1893. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 191 (1870, Sep. 24)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to John Lenthall, 1807-1882 WE 518 [1870]

Scope and Contents

 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to [unknown addressee] WE 519 [approximately 1870]

Scope and Contents

Hartford, Ct. Relative to government and party organization.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Drafts of resolutions concerning the location of the capitol of Connecticut at Hartford] WE 520 [1870]

Scope and Contents

 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Remarks on the Constitution of the State of Connecticut] WE 521 [approximately 1870]

Scope and Contents

 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Recollection of events immediately preceding and following the assassination and death of Lincoln] WE 522 [approximately 1870]

Scope and Contents

 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Fragmentary drafts of an article: Fort Pickens. Facts in relation to the reinforcement of Fort Pickens in the Spring of 1861] WE 523 [approximately 1870]

Scope and Contents

 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Memorandum concerning robbery in the post office at Chester, Conn.] WE 524 [approximately 1870]

Scope and Contents

 

Hawley, Joseph R. (Joseph Roswell), 1826-1905. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 148 (1871, Apr. 5)

Scope and Contents

Hartford, Ct.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Article:] "Did the proceedings of the legislature [of Connecticut] in the matter of the election of governor [Marshall Jewell] reflect credit on the intelligence or the integrity of that body." WE 525 [after 1871, May]

Scope and Contents

 

Fox, Gustavus Vasa, 1821-1883. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 90 (1871, June 19)

Scope and Contents

Lowell, Mass.
 

Jenkins, Thornton A. (Thornton Alexander), 1811-1893. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 192 (1871, June 27)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Letter to Gustavus Vasa Fox, 1821-1883 WE 405 (1871, July 8)

Scope and Contents

Hartford, Ct.
 

Fox, Gustavus Vasa, 1821-1883. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 91 (1871, Aug. 12)

Scope and Contents

Lowell, Mass.
 

Jenkins, Thornton A. (Thornton Alexander), 1811-1893. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 193 (1871, Sep. 19)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Paulding, Hiram, 1797-1878. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 291 (1871, Nov. 10)

Scope and Contents

Huntington, NY. Printed.
 

Gibson, A. M. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 124 (1871, Mar. 6)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

McPherson, Edward, 1830-1895. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 234 (1871, Apr. 20)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Memorandum and recollections of a journey [to the interior of New York and northern Pennsylvania] fifty years ago. WE 396 [1872]

Scope and Contents

Housed separately. Oversize: housed separately in Box 10.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Remarks on waste in the Navy Department under George Maxwell Robeson with Aaron Harrison Cragin as chairman of the Navy committee as evidenced in the Secor claims and the building of naval vessels] WE 526 [after 1873, Feb. 14]

Scope and Contents

 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to Montgomery Blair, 1813-1883 WE 406 (1873, Mar.)

Scope and Contents

Hartford, Ct.
 

Kellogg, L. W. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 221 (1873, May 8)

Scope and Contents

Waterbury, Ct.
 

Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912 Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 345 (1873, Aug. 21)

Scope and Contents

New York, NY
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to William Faxon, 1822-1883 WE 407 (1873, Sep.)

Scope and Contents

Hartford, Ct.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Article on proposed granting of Letters of Marque during the Civil War] WE 527 [1873]

Scope and Contents

Some pages missing.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Edwin McMasters Stanton's candidacy for U.S. Attorney for Washington, DC, in 1861 and his subsequent appointment to the War Department] WE 528 [approximately 1873]

Scope and Contents

Box 8

1874-1876

 

Fox, Gustavus Vasa, 1821-1883. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 92 (1874, Jan. 1)

Scope and Contents

Lowell, Mass.
 

Jenkins, Thornton A. (Thornton Alexander), 1811-1893. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 194 (1874, Jan. 8)

Scope and Contents

Baltimore, Md.
 

Franklin, William Buel, 1823-1903. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 106 (1874, Jan. 27)

Scope and Contents

Hartford, Ct.
 

Franklin, William Buel, 1823-1903. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 107 (1874, Jan. 28)

Scope and Contents

Hartford, Ct.
 

Franklin, William Buel, 1823-1903. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 108 (1874, Mar. 30)

Scope and Contents

Hartford, Ct.
 

Benét, S. V. (Stephen Vincent), 1827-1895. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 11 (1874, Apr. 16)

Scope and Contents

Washington, DC
 

Franklin, William Buel, 1823-1903. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 109 (1874, May 14)

Scope and Contents

Hartford, Ct.
 

Franklin, William Buel, 1823-1903. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 110 (1874, May 25)

Scope and Contents

Hartford, Ct.
 

Jouett, James E. (James Edward), 1828-1902. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 217 (1874, May 25)

Scope and Contents

Ellicott City, Md.
 

Franklin, William Buel, 1823-1903. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 111 (1874, June 3)

Scope and Contents

Hartford, Ct.
 

Fox, Gustavus Vasa, 1821-1883. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 93 (1874, June 25)

Scope and Contents

Boston, Mass.
 

Fox, Gustavus Vasa, 1821-1883. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 94 (1874, June 30)

Scope and Contents

Boston, Mass.
 

Fox, Gustavus Vasa, 1821-1883. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 95 (1874, July 27)

Scope and Contents

Boston, Mass.
 

Fox, Gustavus Vasa, 1821-1883. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 96 (1874, Aug. 4)

Scope and Contents

Boston, Mass.
 

Yung, Wing, 1828-1912. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 419 (1874, Aug. 21)

Scope and Contents

SS Colon.
 

Hoppin, J. M. (James Mason), 1820-1906. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 530 (1874, Oct. 9)

Scope and Contents

New Haven, Ct.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to [J. M. (James Mason) Hoppin, 1820-1906 WE 531 (1874, Oct. 9)

Scope and Contents

Hartford, Ct. Subject: Andrew H. (Andrew Hull) Foote, 1806-1863.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to [unknown addressee] WE 532 (1874, Oct. 17)

Scope and Contents

Hartford, Ct.
 

Fox, Gustavus Vasa, 1821-1883. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 97 (1874, Nov. 2)

Scope and Contents

Boston, Mass.
 

Yung, Wing, 1828-1912. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 420 (1874, Nov. 8)

Scope and Contents

 

Fox, Gustavus Vasa, 1821-1883. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 98 (1874, Nov. 11)

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Boston, Mass.
 

Yung, Wing, 1828-1912. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 421 (1874, Nov. 30)

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Hartford, Ct.
 

Morgan, John B. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 266 (1874, Dec. 24)

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Paris, France.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Remarks on Stanton's scheme for reconstruction] WE 529 [after 1874]

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First page missing. Subject: Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters) Stanton, 1814-1869.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Preface to "Lincoln and Seward" published in a volume in 1874] WE 533 [1874]

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Also: variants, fragments.
 

Franklin, William Buel, 1823-1903. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 112 (1875, Jan. 25)

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Hartford, Ct.
 

Franklin, William Buel, 1823-1903. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 113 (1875, Feb. 12)

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Hartford, Ct.
 

Rayner, Kenneth, 1808-1884. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 343 (1875, Mar. 3)

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Washington, DC
 

Fox, Gustavus Vasa, 1821-1883. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 99 (1875, Feb. 26)

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Boston, Mass.
 

Franklin, William Buel, 1823-1903. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 114 (1875, Aug. 23)

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Hartford, Ct.
 

Fox, Gustavus Vasa, 1821-1883. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 100 (1875, Sep. 20)

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Boston, Mass.
 

Fox, Gustavus Vasa, 1821-1883. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 101 (1875, Nov. 10)

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Boston, Mass.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to [unknown addressee] WE 534 (1875, Nov. 18)

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Hartford, Ct. Regarding Captain James Alden, in the Battle of Mobile Bay.
 

Hubbard, Richard Dudley, 1818-1884. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 172 [approximately 1875]

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Sanford, H. S., 1823-1891. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 358 [approximately 1875]

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[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Article on problems of Lincoln's administration: treatment of southern states as belligerents or rebels; emancipation proclamation] WE 535 [approximately 1875]

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[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Remarks on the problems in the treatment of fugitive slaves] WE 408 [approximately 1875]

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Fox, Gustavus Vasa, 1821-1883. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 102 (1876, Jan. 1)

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Boston, Mass.
 

Fox, Gustavus Vasa, 1821-1883. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 103 (1876, Feb. 12)

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Boston, Mass.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to Eben. P. (Ebenezer Pearson) Dorr, 1817-1881 WE 536 (1876, Feb. 17)

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Hartford, Ct. Subject: William Barker Cushing, 1842-1874.
 

Benton, James G. (James Gilchrist), 1820-1881. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 15 (1876, Mar. 28)

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Springfield, Mass.
 

Benton, James G. (James Gilchrist), 1820-1881. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 16 (1876, Aug. 19)

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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Letter to Montgomery Blair, 1813-1883 WE 416 [1876, Dec.?]

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Hartford, Ct.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to [the editors of the Hartford Courant: what was President Johnson's apostasy] WE 537 [1876?]

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Also a fragment of a variant.
Box 9

1877-1902

 

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Letter to John A. (John Adams) Dix, 1798-1879 WE 538 (1877, Jan. 25)

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Hartford, Ct.
 

Hotchkiss, B. B. (Benjamin Berkeley), 1826-1885. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 167 (1877, Jan. 26)

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New York, NY
 

Marston, John, 1796-1885. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 239 (1877, Mar. 5)

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Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Bushnell, Cornelius S. (Cornelius Scranton), 1826-1896. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 42 (1877, Mar. [9])

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Bushnell, Cornelius S. (Cornelius Scranton), 1826-1896. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 43 (1877, Mar. 23)

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New Haven, Ct.
 

Benét, S. V. (Stephen Vincent), 1827-1895. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 12 (1877, Apr. 13)

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Washington, DC
 

Benét, S. V. (Stephen Vincent), 1827-1895. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 13 (1877, Sep. 12)

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Washington, DC
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. Letter to [unknown addressee] WE 539 (1877, Nov. 20)

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Hartford, Ct. Incomplete.
 

Rendel, Stuart Rendel, Baron, 1834-1913. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 346 (1877, Dec. 10)

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London, England.
 

Hale, Eugene, 1836-1918. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 132 (1877, Dec. 15)

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Washington, DC
 

Fox, Gustavus Vasa, 1821-1883. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 104 (1877, Dec. 17)

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Boston, Mass.
 

Franklin, William Buel, 1823-1903. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 115 (1877, Dec. 26)

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Hartford, Ct.
 

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [An article written for Galaxy of Oct. 1877: Administration of Abraham Lincoln] WE 414 [1877]

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Sanford, H. S., 1823-1891. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 359 (1878, Jan. 29)

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Brussels.
 

Humphreys, A. A. (Andrew Atkinson), 1810-1883. Letter to Gideon Welles, 1802-1878 WE 175 (1878, Feb. 4)

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Printed form, filled in.
 

Sanford, H. S., 1823-1891. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 360 (1878, Feb. 12)

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Brussels.
 

Browne, J. L. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 40 (1878, Feb. 14)

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Hartford, Ct.
 

Hawley, Joseph R. (Joseph Roswell), 1826-1905. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 149 (1878, May 28)

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Folger, William Mayhew, 1844-1928. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 81 (1878, June 9)

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Navy Yard, Washington, DC
 

Jouett, James E. (James Edward), 1828-1902. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 218 (1878, July 1)

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Washington, DC
 

Fullerton, J. S. (Joseph Scott). Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 121 (1878, Sep. 17)

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St. Louis, Mo.
 

Benét, S. V. (Stephen Vincent), 1827-1895. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 14 (1878, Nov. 9)

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Washington, DC
 

Welles, Mary Jane Hale, 1817-1886. [Inventory of furniture in the Welles house] WE 540 [after 1878]

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Also: variant and two lists of furniture.
 

Crane, Charles Henry, 1825-1883. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 62 (1879, Aug. 26)

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Washington, DC. Enclosed: D. L. Huntington Report, 1879, Aug. 26 (see next item).
 

Huntington, D. L. (David Lowe), 1834-1899. Report of amount of rainfall for month of August to date WE 177 (1879, Aug. 26)

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Washington, DC. Was enclosed in the previous letter.
 

Hawley, Joseph R. (Joseph Roswell), 1826-1905. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 150 ([1879?], Sep. 14)

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Horwitz, Phineas J. (Phineas Jonathan), 1822-1904. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 163 ([1880], Mar. 10)

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Johnson, E. E. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 196 (1880, June 1)

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Rives, Wright. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 353 ([1880], July 2)

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Hale, Eugene, 1836-1918. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 133 [approximately 1880]

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Hawley, Joseph R. (Joseph Roswell), 1826-1905. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 151 [approximately 1880]

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Horwitz, Phineas J. (Phineas Jonathan), 1822-1904. Letter to Mary Jane Hale Welles, 1817-1886 WE 164 (1881, Feb. 1)

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Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Franklin, William Buel, 1823-1903. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 116 (1881, May 7)

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Aspinwall, Lloyd. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 4 (1881, June 10)

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New York, NY
 

Porter, Horace, 1837-1921. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 304 (1881, Sep. 21)

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New York, NY
 

Taylor, W. Rodgers. Letter to Mary Jane Hale Welles, 1817-1886 WE 377 (1881, Sep. 23)

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Lancaster, NH
 

MacFeely, Robert. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 232 (1882, Feb. 18)

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Washington, DC
 

Franklin, William Buel, 1823-1903. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 117 (1882, June 4)

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Hartford, Ct.
 

Allison, William B. (William Boyd), 1829-1908. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 1 (1883, July 2)

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Dubuque, Iowa.
 

Hotchkiss, B. B. (Benjamin Berkeley), 1826-1885. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 168 (1883, Sep. 25)

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New York, NY
 

Franklin, William Buel, 1823-1903. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 118 (1884, Aug. 19)

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Hartford, Ct.
 

Horwitz, Phineas J. (Phineas Jonathan), 1822-1904. Letter to Mary Jane Hale Welles, 1817-1886 WE 165 (1885, Nov. 19)

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Philadelphia, Pa.
 

Hale, Eugene, 1836-1918. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 134 [1885]

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Washington, DC
 

Horwitz, Phineas J. (Phineas Jonathan), 1822-1904. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 166 ([1886?] Mar. 8)

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Garrett, Robert, 1847-1896. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 123 (1886, May 14)

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Baltimore, Md.
 

Church, M. M. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 428 (1886, Aug. 12)

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New York, NY
 

Plumb, Preston B., 1837-1891. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 297 (1886, Aug. 25)

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Camp "Mott," Sea Girt, NJ
 

Sir W. G. Armstrong, Mitchell & Co. Ltd. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 429 (1887, May 23

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Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
 

Cox, Samuel Sullivan, 1824-1889. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 61 (1888, May 19)

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Washington, DC
 

Eckert, Thomas Thompson, 1825-1910. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 67 (1888, Aug. 9)

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New York, NY
 

Henderson, John B. (John Brooks), 1826-1913. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 152 (1888, Sep. 5)

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Blue Mt. Lake, NY
 

Allison, William B. (William Boyd), 1829-1908. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 2 (1889, Jan. 10)

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Washington, DC
 

Allison, William B. (William Boyd), 1829-1908. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 3 [approximately 1889]

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Stetson, Francis Lynde. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 373 (1890, Nov.24)

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Carden, Lionel. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 45 (1896, Jan. 13)

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Mexico City, Mexico.
 

Romero, Matías, 1837-1898. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 355 (1897, Feb. 8)

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Washington, DC
 

Train, W. W. P. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 379 (1897, Aug. 6)

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Liverpool, England.
 

Tuttle, Daniel Sylvester, 1837-1923. Letter to J. Ramsey WE 382 (1901, Feb. 21)

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St. Louis, Mo. Following the above: Ramsey, J. to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 (1901, Feb. 22).
 

Ream, Norman B., 1844-1915. Letter to Edgar Thaddeus Welles, 1843-1914 WE 344 (1902, May 2)

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Aix-les-Bains, France.
Box 10

Oversize (WE 389, WE 390, WE 396, WE 412) and Ephemera

Box 11

[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Preliminary draft of an article, afterwards enlarged and published in the Galaxy (1872) under the title: Lincoln and Johnson: Their plan of reconstruction and the resumption of national authority] WE 415 [1869]

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Same: variant (incomplete) also an envelope of fragmentary material on the same topic.
 

Volumes

Box 12

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Diary WE 433 (1846, Apr. 18-1847, Oct. 7)

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2 volumes.
Volume 1

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. [Journal relating to the United States Navy from 1845-1847] WE 434 [1847]

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House separately; bound volume.
Volume 2

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Diary WE 435 (1848-1849)

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House separately; bound volume.
Volume 3

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Diary WE 436 (1849, Apr. 19-June 25)

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House separately; bound volume.
Box 12

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Diary WE 437 (1861, Jan. 1-Feb. 28)

Box 12

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. [Notebook containing a list of vessels in the different Squadrons; vessels purchased since March 4, 1861; vessels being built by the government, etc.] WE 438 (1861)