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Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Description
This typed letter, dated October 11, 1864, is from Thomas H. Dudley to U.S. Consulate alerting that the Screw Steamer "Laurel" sailed from Liverpool with a Captain Semmes and other Confederate Officers and is suspected of being an expedition fitted for Piratical Cruises again the United States. The alert requests that any nearby United States Naval officer be notified. A description of the "Laurel" is included on the back of the letter.
Publication Date
10-11-1864
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Time Period
1860-1869
Subjects
Correspondence; Steamers; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Geographic Location
Liverpool, (England)
Object Type
text
Format (original)
correspondence
Format (digital)
Digital ID
FVW-MANU-B1F114
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Original Manuscript Collection, Series 4: Abraham Lincoln Legal Documents, 1837-1859, Box 1, Folder 113
Repository
The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana Repository
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
Recommended Citation
Letter, Thomas H. Dudley to U.S. Consulate, October 11, 1864, with Annexed Description of the Laurel Steamer, Original Manuscript Collection, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.