Letter : Washington, D.C., to William H. Hackett, Portsmouth, N.H., 1861 Sept. 28.

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Letter : Washington, D.C., to William H. Hackett, Portsmouth, N.H., 1861 Sept. 28.

Letter signed. Signed by Welles, Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy. Informs Hackett that he has been appointed Judge Advocate to a Naval Court of Inquiry that will convene at the Navy Yard in Portsmouth, N.H.

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