Letter, 1865 May 31 : Washington, D.C., to Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy.

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Letter, 1865 May 31 : Washington, D.C., to Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy.

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Signed holograph transmitting the proceedings of the City Council of Boston on the death of Abraham Lincoln.

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Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries

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Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries

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