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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08534 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | Samuel Phillips Lee to Thomas H. Patterson with congratulations for the capture of blockade runners |
| Date | 11 November 1863 |
| Author | Lee, Samuel Phillips (1812-1897) |
| Recipient | Patterson, Thomas H. |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Signed by Acting Rear Admiral Lee as commander of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron to Commander Patterson of the USS "James Adger." Congratulates Patterson on the capture of the blockade runners "Cornelia" and "R.E. Lee" (names of the ships from the docket). Advises him that the best place to secure adjudication of the prizes is in Boston, as Philadelphia and New York are known for delays. Says Philadelphia's District Attorney claims property cannot be condemned for a year and a day after capture. |
| Subjects | Confederate States of America Navy Civil War Military History Union General Union Forces Navy Blockade Confederate States of America Law |
| People | Lee, Samuel Phillips (1812-1897) |
| Place written | Off Newport News, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Comrade |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach |