Telegram of Gideon Welles

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Contemporary copy of telegram of Gideon Welles, Secy. Navy, Navy Department, Washington City, to Rear Admiral Porter [David D. Porter], or the senior naval officer at Hampton Roads, April 16, 1865
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States, "To prevent the escape of the assassins who killed the President and attempted the life of the Secretary of State, search every vessel that arrives down the Bay. Permit no vessel to go to sea without such search, and arrest and send to Washington any suspicious person. . . ." Refers to the hunt for John Wilkes Booth after the assassination of President Lincoln.
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Missouri History Museum
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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. "Contemporary copy of telegram of Gideon Welles, Secy. Navy, Navy Department, Washington City, to Rear Admiral Porter [David D. Porter], or the senior naval officer at Hampton Roads, April 16, 1865". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/341

Letter from Apr. 16, 1865

Contemporary copy of telegram of Gideon Welles, Secy. Navy, Navy Department, Washington City, to Rear Admiral Porter [David D. Porter], or the senior naval officer at Hampton Roads, April 16, 1865

Description

States, "To prevent the escape of the assassins who killed the President and attempted the life of the Secretary of State, search every vessel that arrives down the Bay. Permit no vessel to go to sea without such search, and arrest and send to Washington any suspicious person. . . ." Refers to the hunt for John Wilkes Booth after the assassination of President Lincoln.
Source

Missouri History Museum
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This item is in the public domain.
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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
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April 16, 1865