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SMITH, CALEB. Autograph Letter Signed, as Lincoln's Secretary of the Interior, to Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, recommending James Brooks to
SMITH, CALEB. Autograph Letter Signed, as Lincoln's Secretary of the Interior, to Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, recommending James Brooks to the Naval School. 1 page, folded 8vo sheet with integral blank. Washington, 15 July 1861
- Notes: Smith (1808-64) U. S. Representative from Indiana, Secretary of the Interior under Lincoln, appointed Judge of the U. S. District Court in Indiana. Letters by Smith as a cabinet member are uncommon as he only served in the position for a year due to his poor health.
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