Autograph letter signed : [Washington], to General Hooker, [1862] Mar. 9.

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Autograph letter signed : [Washington], to General Hooker, [1862] Mar. 9.

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Asking him to tell Captain Wyman that the Merrimac has gotten out of Hampton Roads and discussing plans to stop her progress.

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Pierpont Morgan Library.

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