Letter
Joseph Holt to ad interim, January 9, 1861
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, January 9, 1861.
Hons. D. L. YULEE and 8. R. MALLoRY: GENTLEMEN: In reply to your note of the 2d instant I have the honor to state that the interests of the service forbid that the information which you ask should at this moment be made public. Very, &c.,
J. HOLT,
Secretary of War ad interim.
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Editor's Notes
From: Operations on the Pacific Coast, Pt. 1. Location: Washington. Summary: J. Holt, Secretary of War ad interim, declines to disclose sensitive military information requested by Senators Yulee and Mallory in early 1861, citing service interests.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 50, Part 1
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