Appointment of Stephen Decatur as captain on the Naval Reserve List - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02794.171
From Archive Folder	Tobias Lear papers
Title	Appointment of Stephen Decatur as captain on the Naval Reserve List
Date	4 April 1867
Author	Welles, Gideon (1802-1878)
Recipient	Decatur, Stephen
Document Type	Military document
Content Description	Partially printed manuscript with handwritten insertions.
Subjects	Civil War Military History Navy Government and Civics Union Forces Lincoln's Cabinet
People	Welles, Gideon (1802-1878) Decatur, Stephen (fl. 1861-1867)
Place written	Washington
Theme	Naval & Maritime; Government & Politics
Sub-collection	The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Transcript	Show/hide Navy Department. 4 April, 1867. Sir: The President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, having appointed you a Captain in the Navy, on the Reserved List , [struck], I have the pleasure to enclose herewith your commission, dated 12 March 1867, the receipt of which you will acknowledge to the Department. I am, respectfully Your obedient servant Gideon Welles Secretary of the Navy Captain Stephen Decatur U. S Navy, Boston, Mass'tts