Title

Letter, Thomas H. Dudley to U.S. Consulate, October 11, 1864 with Annexed Description of the Laurel Steamer

Authors

Thomas H. Dudley

Files

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)

PDF

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.