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(GIDEON WELLES.) Cane said to be made for Abraham Lincoln from the wood of Fort Sumter. (1 of 1)

(GIDEON WELLES.) Cane said to be made for Abraham Lincoln from the wood of Fort Sumter.(GIDEON WELLES.) Cane said to be made for Abraham Lincoln from the wood of Fort Sumter. Elaborately carved wooden cane, 35½ inches in length including modern imitation ivory knob added to replace

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(GIDEON WELLES.) Ticket to the impeachment of Andrew Johnson. (1 of 1)

(GIDEON WELLES.) Ticket to the impeachment of Andrew Johnson.(GIDEON WELLES.) Ticket to the impeachment of Andrew Johnson. 3 x 4¾ inches (including attached stub #340), printed in red on salmon card stock; minimal wear; inscribed on verso in an unidentifie

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GIDEON WELLES (1802-1878) Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy who proposed the blockade of Southern ports and the construction of an ironclad fleet. WELLES LAYES OUT HIS ëANACONDA PLANí. Wonderful association

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Notice of the Death of Abraham Lincoln by Gideon Welles (1 of 2)

Notice of the Death of Abraham Lincoln by Gideon Welles Notice of the Death of Abraham Lincoln by Gideon Welles 1p, measuring 5.125" x 8", Washington, D.C., dated April 15, 1865. General Order No. 51, written by Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy. The sh

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Gideon Welles and Hiram Paulding War Date Navy DS (1 of 5)

Gideon Welles and Hiram Paulding War Date Navy DS Gideon Welles and Hiram Paulding War Date Navy DS Partially Printed Document Signed, "Gideon Welles", as Secretary of the Navy, 1p on a bifold sheet, 8" x 10", Washington, November 18, 1863. Endo

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Gideon Welles Signed 1865 Detachment of Command (1 of 3)

Gideon Welles Signed 1865 Detachment of Command Gideon Welles[Washington, D.C.], April 25, 1865Gideon Welles Signed 1865 Detachment of CommandPartially printed DSPartial-printed document signed "G. Welles" as Secretary of the Navy. 1p on

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Gideon Welles, U.S. Secretary of the Navy under President Abraham Lincoln & President Andrew (1 of 8)

Gideon Welles, U.S. Secretary of the Navy under President Abraham Lincoln & President Andrew Regulations For The Government of the United States Navy - Gideon Welles, U.S. Secretary of the Navy under President Abraham Lincoln and President Andrew Johnson - The History of Tom Jones by Henry Fi

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Civil War-Dated Naval Directives Signed by Gideon Welles & J.A.B. Dahlgren, 3 Pcs Total, 1862-1864 (1 of 10)

Civil War-Dated Naval Directives Signed by Gideon Welles & J.A.B. Dahlgren, 3 Pcs Total, 1862-1864 Civil War various, May 12, 1862 - August 12, 1864 Civil War-Dated Naval Directives Signed by Gideon Welles & J.A.B. Dahlgren, 3 Pcs Total, 1862-1864 LSs, PPDS Three Civil War-dated naval directive

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Gideon Welles 1865 Navy Dept. declining resignation (1 of 3)

Gideon Welles 1865 Navy Dept. declining resignation framed records of 1865 Gideon Welles US Secretary of Navy Department declining a resignation. 18 in x 22 in framed

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Civil War-Dated Or Era Naval Directives Signed by Gideon Welles & J.A.B. Dahlgren, 3 Pcs, 1862-1868 (1 of 10)

Civil War-Dated Or Era Naval Directives Signed by Gideon Welles & J.A.B. Dahlgren, 3 Pcs, 1862-1868 Civil Warvarious, March 23, 1862 - May 26, 1868Civil War-Dated Or Era Naval Directives Signed by Gideon Welles & J.A.B. Dahlgren, 3 Pcs, 1862-1868LSs, PPDSA group of Civil War-dated or Civil War-era n

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Two Civil War Era Documents: 1864 Secretary of Navy, Gideon Welles and In 1861, James M. Greene (1 of 1)

Two Civil War Era Documents: 1864 Secretary of Navy, Gideon Welles and In 1861, James M. Greene Two Civil War Era Documents: 1864 Secretary of Navy, Gideon Welles and In 1861, James M. Greene President of Naval Asylum. Two Civil War era documents: 1.) Document signed from the Naval Asylum, Phila

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Portrait of Gideon Welles (1 of 5)

Portrait of Gideon Welles Portrait of Gideon Welles Secretary of the Navy during the Civil War Artist: After Mathew Brady Print Type: Engraving Date: 1865

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Gideon Welles & David Porter SIGNED US Naval Order (1 of 7)

Gideon Welles & David Porter SIGNED US Naval Order Historical document from the American Civil War, dated October 1, 1863. Signed by Gideon Welles (1802-1878), U.S. Secretary of the Navy (1861-1869) serving under President Abraham Lincoln. Also signed

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Two 1860s Union Commander CDVs: Sec. of Navy Gideon Welles & Admiral David Farragut (1 of 3)

Two 1860s Union Commander CDVs: Sec. of Navy Gideon Welles & Admiral David Farragut Trimming to some of the edges, original period pieces, penciled writing on rear.

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Niven, Gideon Welles Lincolns Secretary of Navy, 1stEd. 1973 illustrated (1 of 14)

Niven, Gideon Welles Lincolns Secretary of Navy, 1stEd. 1973 illustrated "Gideon Welles: Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy" by John Niven, published by Oxford University Press, New York, 1973. First Edition with '1973' on the bottom of the title page and copyright 1973 by th

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DOME TOP TRUNK, AND PERIOD PHOTOGRAPH19th c. hide (1 of 2)

DOME TOP TRUNK, AND PERIOD PHOTOGRAPH19th c. hide DOME TOP TRUNK, AND PERIOD PHOTOGRAPH19th c. hide covered trunk, decorated with brass tacks and initialed in an oval on lid "G.W." for Gideon Welles, Secretary of Navy under President Lincoln, 9 1/2"

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A Chinese Canton Rose Medallion Porcelain Bowl,A Chinese Canton Rose Medallion Porcelain Bowl, mid-19th century 5-5/8 x 14-5/8 inches (14&period;3 x 37&period;1 cm) PROVENANCE&colon; Collection of Gideon Welles&semi; Thence

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[CIVIL WAR]. Approx. 23 works by and about statesmen and military leaders and organizations. (1 of 2)

[CIVIL WAR]. Approx. 23 works by and about statesmen and military leaders and organizations.[CIVIL WAR]. Approx. 23 works by and about statesmen and military leaders and organizations. BEALE, Howard K. Diary of Gideon Welles. New York, 1960. Vols. I, II, III. -- GERRY, Margarita Spalding. Th

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UNION NAVY ADMIRALS AND OFFICERS (1 of 2)

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1874 Lincoln and Seward - Remarks upon the Memorial Address 1st Edition (1 of 7)

1874 Lincoln and Seward - Remarks upon the Memorial Address 1st Edition Lincoln and Seward - Remarks upon the Memorial Address of Chas. Francis Adams, on the late William H. Seward by Gideon Welles. Published by NY: Sheldon & Company, 1874. 1st Edition. Publishers origina

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19TH C. PHOTOGRAPHSCarte-de-visites, three images of (1 of 2)

19TH C. PHOTOGRAPHSCarte-de-visites, three images of 19TH C. PHOTOGRAPHSCarte-de-visites, three images of Thomas G. Welles (son of Gideon), with one taken at the U.S. Navy Academy, Annapolis, (one in his Civil War hat, dated 1864, and one taken in Italy

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CHARLES WHITE (1918 - 1979) Gideon. (1 of 1)

CHARLES WHITE (1918 - 1979) Gideon.CHARLES WHITE (1918 - 1979) Gideon. Lithograph on cream wove paper, 1951. 565x375 mm; 22¼x14¾ inches, full margins. Edition of 50. Titled and inscribed "Ed. 50" in pencil, lower right. Print

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The Welles Bait (1 of 4)

The Welles Bait Early wood lure made by Henry S. Welles, coming in its extremely rare "The Welles Bait" box. Measuring 5 1/4" x 2 1/8" and marked Patent Pending (the Pending rubbed off, most likely by Welles after th

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An Orson Welles archive of photographs, contracts, (1 of 1)

An Orson Welles archive of photographs, contracts,An Orson Welles archive of photographs, contracts, pressbooks, and ephemera Comprising an Autograph Document Signed ('Orson Welles,' 'John Houseman'), 1 p, May 21, 1938, regarding his position in the

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