Letter
H. A. Allen to Gideon Welles, January 19, 1865
HEADQUARTERS FORT WARREN,
Boston Harbor, January 19, 1865.
Hon. GIDEON WELLES, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D. O.:
SIR: The officers and seamen of the steamer Florida are willing to give their parole to leave the United States within ten days after liberation, but they have not sufficient money to do so. They wish to be put on board of a steamer for Europe, but do not wish to be landed in Boston for fear of a mob. There are fifty in all.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
H. A. ALLEN,
Major, Second U. S. Artillery, Commanding Post,
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington City, January 19, 1865,
Major-General Dix, New York:
Major, Second U. S. Artillery, Commanding Post,
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington City, January 19, 1865,
Major-General Dix, New York:
Under no circumstances can prisoners of war be allowed to act as
counsel for a person accused of being a spy.
counsel for a person accused of being a spy.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861–62. Location: Boston Harbor. Summary: Major H. A. Allen requests Secretary Gideon Welles to arrange safe passage for fifty steamer Florida officers and seamen, who lack funds and fear a hostile mob in Boston, to leave the U.S. within ten days.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 8
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