- Written by
- Welles, Gideon, American, 1802 - 1878
- Received by
- Welles, Thomas Gideon, American, 1845 - 1892
- Date
- March 5, 1865
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (Open): 7 × 8 15/16 in. (17.8 × 22.7 cm)
- H x W (Closed): 7 × 4 7/16 in. (17.8 × 11.2 cm)
- Description
- This is a personal letter from Gideon Welles to his son Thomas. This is a bifolio letter written in dark ink on off-white colored paper. The letter is dated at the top right:[Washington / 5th March 1865] and begins [My Dear Tom]. The letter's text fills the front page, both inside pages and half the back page. The letter congratulates Thomas on his recent military promotion and recounts the recent inauguration of President Lincoln: [The inauguration passed off pleasantly and well. There was a great crowd, exceeding any previous one I have ever witnessed at an inauguration].
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcription Available
- Place made
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Manuscripts
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- Topic
- Correspondence
- Families
- Fatherhood
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.35.2.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




