Letter, undated draft, to Henry Wilson.

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Letter, undated draft, to Henry Wilson.

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Analyzes expenditues to build a naval force between 1861 and 1869; includes a four page fragment of letter dated July 24, 1870, in Washington, D.C., to unknown addressee surveying condition of the American fleet.

8 p. ; 24 x 20 cm.

Connecticut Historical Society

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