W. H. Gardner to Ira P. Rankin, July 10, 1861
Mare Island Mare Island, July 10, 1861. Hon. IRA P. RANKIN, Collector of Customs, San Francisco, Cal. : SIR : Your communication of July 9 has been received, and in…
John William Gardner was Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) under President Lyndon Johnson. He was a strong advocate for citizen participation and founded Common Cause; he became known as "the father of campaign finance reform".
Mare Island Mare Island, July 10, 1861. Hon. IRA P. RANKIN, Collector of Customs, San Francisco, Cal. : SIR : Your communication of July 9 has been received, and in…
Mare Island Mare Island, July 15, 1861. Brig. Gen. E. V. SUMNER, Headquarters Department of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal. : SIR: Your communication of the 13th of July was…
Washington Washington, February 1, 1862. Brig. Gen. G. WRIGHT, U.S. Volunteers, San Francisco, Cal. : Your designation of Company A, Third Artillery, for the light battery is approved. Acknowledge receipt…
Mare Island Mare Island, March 14, 1862. Brig. Gen. G. WRIGHT, U. S. Army, Commanding Department of the Pacific, San Francisco : GENERAL: Your letter of the 13th instantis at…
Mare Island Mare Island, March 15, 1862. Brig. Gen. G. WRIGHT, U. S. Army, Commanding Department of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal.: GENERAL: Your letter of the 12th instant is…