Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Hon. Gideon Welles” in article 6 of The Daily Dispatch: December 16, 1861., [Electronic resource]:
... them under the circumstances.
I may add that having assumed the responsibility, I am willing to abide the result. I am, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, Charles Wilkes, Captain. Hon. Gideon Welles , Secretary of the Navy.
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